TAMU BIOL 319 LAB Preface and Lab 1
TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED 100% CORRECT| 2025\2026
UPDATE.
What is the sagittal plane/section?
ANSWER ✔✔ Divides the body or organ into right and left portions
What is the midsagittal plane/section?
ANSWER ✔✔ Divides the body or organ into equal right and left sides
What is the frontal (coronal) plane/section?
ANSWER ✔✔ Divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions
What is the transverse (cross section)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Divides the body or organ into superior and inferior sides
What is the oblique plane?
ANSWER ✔✔ Passes through the body or organ at an angle
What is the anatomical position?
ANSWER ✔✔ To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned
forward
What is superior (cranial)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
,What is inferior (caudal)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the
body; below
What is anterior (ventral)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Nearer to or at the front of the body
What is posterior (dorsal)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Nearer to or at the back of the body
What is medial?
ANSWER ✔✔ Nearer to the midline of the body
What is lateral?
ANSWER ✔✔ Further from the midline of the body
What is intermediate?
ANSWER ✔✔ Between two structures
What is ipsilateral?
ANSWER ✔✔ On the same side of the body as another structure
What is contralateral?
ANSWER ✔✔ On the opposite side of the body as a structure
What is proximal?
ANSWER ✔✔ Closer to the trunk or point of attachment
, What is distal?
ANSWER ✔✔ Farther from the trunk or point of attachment
What is superficial?
ANSWER ✔✔ Toward or on the surface of the body
What is deep?
ANSWER ✔✔ Away from the surface of the body
What is an osteocyte?
ANSWER ✔✔ Derived from osteoblasts; involved in bone maintenance
What is an osteoclast?
ANSWER ✔✔ Multinucleate cell that secretes acids and enzymes to dissolve bone
matrix
What is an osteoblast?
ANSWER ✔✔ Derived from osteoprogenitor cells; secretes organic components of
matrix
What are osteoprogenitor cells?
ANSWER ✔✔ Stem cells that differentiate into osteoblasts
What is histology?
ANSWER ✔✔ The study of tissues
What is epithelial tissue?
ANSWER ✔✔ Tissue that lines and covers organs as well as their internal
passageways and forms glands; made up of a sheet of cells
TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED 100% CORRECT| 2025\2026
UPDATE.
What is the sagittal plane/section?
ANSWER ✔✔ Divides the body or organ into right and left portions
What is the midsagittal plane/section?
ANSWER ✔✔ Divides the body or organ into equal right and left sides
What is the frontal (coronal) plane/section?
ANSWER ✔✔ Divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions
What is the transverse (cross section)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Divides the body or organ into superior and inferior sides
What is the oblique plane?
ANSWER ✔✔ Passes through the body or organ at an angle
What is the anatomical position?
ANSWER ✔✔ To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned
forward
What is superior (cranial)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
,What is inferior (caudal)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the
body; below
What is anterior (ventral)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Nearer to or at the front of the body
What is posterior (dorsal)?
ANSWER ✔✔ Nearer to or at the back of the body
What is medial?
ANSWER ✔✔ Nearer to the midline of the body
What is lateral?
ANSWER ✔✔ Further from the midline of the body
What is intermediate?
ANSWER ✔✔ Between two structures
What is ipsilateral?
ANSWER ✔✔ On the same side of the body as another structure
What is contralateral?
ANSWER ✔✔ On the opposite side of the body as a structure
What is proximal?
ANSWER ✔✔ Closer to the trunk or point of attachment
, What is distal?
ANSWER ✔✔ Farther from the trunk or point of attachment
What is superficial?
ANSWER ✔✔ Toward or on the surface of the body
What is deep?
ANSWER ✔✔ Away from the surface of the body
What is an osteocyte?
ANSWER ✔✔ Derived from osteoblasts; involved in bone maintenance
What is an osteoclast?
ANSWER ✔✔ Multinucleate cell that secretes acids and enzymes to dissolve bone
matrix
What is an osteoblast?
ANSWER ✔✔ Derived from osteoprogenitor cells; secretes organic components of
matrix
What are osteoprogenitor cells?
ANSWER ✔✔ Stem cells that differentiate into osteoblasts
What is histology?
ANSWER ✔✔ The study of tissues
What is epithelial tissue?
ANSWER ✔✔ Tissue that lines and covers organs as well as their internal
passageways and forms glands; made up of a sheet of cells
