Lab Exam 1

Question 1

Proximal

Answer 1

Toward an attached base

“the shoulder is proximal to the wrist”

Question 2

Distal

Answer 2

Away from an attached base

“ the fingers are distal to the wrist”

Question 3

Ventral

Answer 3

The front ( the belly side)
"the navel is on the ventral side of the trunk

Question 4

Dorsal

Answer 4

The back; behind

“the scapula is located posterior to the rib cage”

Question 5

Lateral

Answer 5

Away from the midline

Question 6

Medial

Answer 6

Toward the midline

Question 7

Superficial

Answer 7

At, near, or relatively close to the body surface

“the skin is superficial to underlying structures”

Question 8

Deep

Answer 8

Toward the interior of the body; farther from the surface

“The bone of the thigh is deep to the surrounding skeletal muscles”

Question 9

Cranial

Answer 9

Toward the head

“the cranial border of the pelvis is superior to the thigh”

Question 10

Caudal

Answer 10

Toward the tail (coccyx)

“the hips are caudal to the waist”

Question 11

Tuberosity

Answer 11

Projection: large rounded projection of bone, may be roughened

Question 12

Crest

Answer 12

Projection: Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent

Question 13

Trochanter

Answer 13

Projection: Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)

Question 14

Line

Answer 14

Projection: narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest

Question 15

Tubercle

Answer 15

Projection: small rounded projection or process

Question 16

Epicondyle

Answer 16

Projection: raised area on or above a condyle

Question 17

Spine

Answer 17

Projection: sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Question 18

Process

Answer 18

Projection: Any bony prominence

Question 19

Head

Answer 19

Surface: bony expansion carried on a narrow neck

Question 20

Facet

Answer 20

Surface: smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Question 21

Condyle

Answer 21

Surface: Rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding Fossa

Question 22

Foramen

Answer 22

Depression/Opening: Round or oval opening through a bone

Question 23

Groove

Answer 23

Depression/Opening: A furrow

Question 24

Fissure

Answer 24

Depression/Opening: Narrow slit-like opening

Question 25

Notch

Answer 25

Depression/Opening: Indentation at the edge of a structure

Question 26

Fossa

Answer 26

Depression/Opening: Shallow basinlike depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

Question 27

Meatus

Answer 27

Depression/Opening: Canal-like passageway

Question 28

Sinus

Answer 28

Depression/Opening: Cavity within a bone, filled with air and lined with mucous membrane