NBCE Boards Part 1| 61 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Median Plane CORRECT ANSWERS: Midsagital , Divides the body into right and left parts Sagital Plane CORRECT ANSWERS: Parasagital, Divides the body into right and left parts not necessarily in the middle Coronal Plane CORRECT ANSWERS: Frontal, Divides body into anterior and posterior Horizontal Plane CORRECT ANSWERS: Transverse, Divides the body into superior & inferior parts Longitudinal Section CORRECT ANSWERS: a cut through the long axis Vertical Section CORRECT ANSWERS: a cut through the width Transverse Section CORRECT ANSWERS: cut through any horizontal plane. Oblique Section CORRECT ANSWERS: a cut diagonally Superior CORRECT ANSWERS: Cranial, Above another structure. Inferior CORRECT ANSWERS: Caudal, below another structure Anterior CORRECT ANSWERS: Ventral, in front of another structure Posterior CORRECT ANSWERS: Dorsal, behind another structure Medial CORRECT ANSWERS: closer to the midline Lateral CORRECT ANSWERS: away from the midline Median CORRECT ANSWERS: middle Proximal CORRECT ANSWERS: Closer to the point of attachment or origin Distal CORRECT ANSWERS: Away from the point of origin or attachment External CORRECT ANSWERS: outside, outer Internal CORRECT ANSWERS: inside, inner Central CORRECT ANSWERS: located closer to the midline Peripheral CORRECT ANSWERS: surrounding or outer border