Planes and Sections

Question 1

toward the head, or the upper part of a structure

Answer 1

superior

Question 2

away from the head, or the lower part of a structure

Answer 2

inferior

Question 3

nearer to or at the front of the body

Answer 3

anterior

Question 4

nearer to or at the back of the body

Answer 4

posterior

Question 5

nearer to the midline

Answer 5

medial

Question 6

farther from the midline

Answer 6

medial

Question 7

farther from the midline

Answer 7

lateral

Question 8

between two structures

Answer 8

intermediate

Question 9

on the same side of the body as another structure

Answer 9

ipsilateral

Question 10

on the opposite side of the body from another structure

Answer 10

contralateral

Question 11

nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to the origination of a structure

Answer 11

proximal

Question 12

farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the origination of a structure

Answer 12

distal

Question 13

toward or on the surface of the body

Answer 13

superficial (external)

Question 14

away from the surface of the body

Answer 14

deep (internal)

Question 15

planes and sections

Answer 15

imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body parts

Question 16

sagittal plane

Answer 16

a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides

Question 17

midsaittal plane

Answer 17

divides the body into equal right and left sides

Question 18

parasagittal plane

Answer 18

divides body into unequal right and left sides

Question 19

frontal plane

Answer 19

divides the body or an organ into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

Question 20

transverse plane

Answer 20

divides the body or an organ into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

Question 21

oblique plane

Answer 21

passes through the body or an organ at an angle

Question 22

mitosis phases

Answer 22

prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase

Question 23

G1 phase

Answer 23

cell metabolically active;
duplicates organelles and cytosolic components;
centrosome replication begins

Question 24

S phase

Answer 24

DNA replicated

Question 25

G2 phase

Answer 25

cell growth continues;

enzymes and other proteins are synthesized; centrosome replication completed

Question 26

interphase includes which phases

Answer 26

G1 phase
S phase
G2 phase