BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH PHYSIOLOGY EXAM SCRIPT FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+

BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH
PHYSIOLOGY EXAM SCRIPT FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+

●● Inferior
Answer: away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure
or the body; below


●● Ventral (anterior)
Answer: toward or at the front of the body; in front of


●● Dorsal (posterior)
Answer: Toward or at the back of the body; behind


●● Medial
Answer: toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of


●● Lateral
Answer: away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of


●● Superficial
Answer: toward or at the body surface

,●● Deep
Answer: away from the body surface; more internal


●● Anatomical Position
Answer: erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward,
head facing forward, internationally know


●● Anterior/Ventral Body
Answer: front


●● Posterior/Dorsal Body
Answer: back of body


●● Sagittal
Answer: a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts


●● Frontal Planes (Coronal Plane)
Answer: like sagittal plane lie vertically, divide body into anterior and
posterior parts


●● Transverse/Horizontal Plane

, Answer: runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body into
superior and inferior parts. (Transverse is perpendicular to long axis of
an organ, horizontal is from front to back)


●● Oblique Sections
Answer: cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical
planes


●● Dorsal Body Cavity
Answer: protects the fragile nervous system organs, has 2 subdivisions


●● Cranial Cavity
Answer: in the skull, encases the brain


●● Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity)
Answer: runs within the bony vertebral column, encloses the delicate
spinal cord


●● Ventral Body Cavity
Answer: the more anterior and larger of the closed body cavities, has 2
major subdivisions, houses internal organs called Viscera


●● Thoracic Cavity