Physiological Terms Answers

A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right halves is called the .

A vertical plane that divides the body into front and back halves is called the .

Using the hip as the point of reference, the knee is said to be to the ankle, which is to the knee.

Using the hip as the point of reference, the knee is said to be to the ankle, which is to the knee.

Something that is away from the midline of the body is said to be , while refers to something that is toward the midline of the body.

Something that is located above something else is said to be , while refers to something that is located below something else.

Something that is away from the midline of the body is said to be , while refers to something that is toward the midline of the body.

Something that is located above something else is said to be , while refers to something that is located below something else.

The standard way the body is arranged when using terminology from this lesson is called the .

When something is toward the front of the body, or in front of something else, it is .

The is an invisible line that runs vertically through the center of the body.

Something that is toward the back of the body, or in back of something else, is said to be .