NBCE Part 1

Question 1

Median Plane

Answer 1

Midsagital , Divides the body into right and left parts

Question 2

Sagital Plane

Answer 2

Parasagital, Divides the body into right and left parts not necessarily in the middle

Question 3

Coronal Plane

Answer 3

Frontal, Divides body into anterior and posterior

Question 4

Horizontal Plane

Answer 4

Transverse, Divides the body into superior & inferior parts

Question 5

Longitudinal Section

Answer 5

a cut through the long axis

Question 6

Vertical Section

Answer 6

a cut through the width

Question 7

Transverse Section

Answer 7

cut through any horizontal plane.

Question 8

Oblique Section

Answer 8

a cut diagonally

Question 9

Superior

Answer 9

Cranial, Above another structure.

Question 10

Inferior

Answer 10

Caudal, below another structure

Question 11

Anterior

Answer 11

Ventral, in front of another structure

Question 12

Posterior

Answer 12

Dorsal, behind another structure

Question 13

Medial

Answer 13

closer to the midline

Question 14

Lateral

Answer 14

away from the midline

Question 15

Median

Answer 15

middle

Question 16

Proximal

Answer 16

Closer to the point of attachment or origin

Question 17

Distal

Answer 17

Away from the point of origin or attachment

Question 18

External

Answer 18

outside, outer

Question 19

Internal

Answer 19

inside, inner

Question 20

Central

Answer 20

located closer to the midline

Question 21

Peripheral

Answer 21

surrounding or outer border

Question 22

Parietal

Answer 22

forms a wall of a body cavity or similar structures

Question 23

Visceral

Answer 23

internal organs

Question 24

Rostral

Answer 24

anterior end or nose end

Question 25

Cephalic

Answer 25

pertaining to the head, closer to the head, anterior

Question 26

Ipsilateral

Answer 26

same side

Question 27

Contralateral

Answer 27

opposite side

Question 28

Flexion

Answer 28

decreasing the angle between a joint by bending

Question 29

Extension

Answer 29

increasing the angle between to joints by extending

Question 30

Abduction

Answer 30

away from the body

Question 31

Adduction

Answer 31

towards the body

Question 32

Rotation

Answer 32

circular movement around an axis

Question 33

Circumduction

Answer 33

a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

Question 34

Supination

Answer 34

Palms up

Question 35

Pronation

Answer 35

Palms down

Question 36

Eversion

Answer 36

turning outward

Question 37

Inversion

Answer 37

turning inward

Question 38

Dorsioflexion

Answer 38

decreases the angle between the top of foot and front of leg

Question 39

Plantarflexion

Answer 39

increases the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg

Question 40

Protrusion/Protraction

Answer 40

structure moves anteriorly; scapula, clavicle, head and jaw

Question 41

Retraction

Answer 41

structure moves posterior; scapula, clavicle, head and jaw

Question 42

Head (skull)

Answer 42

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Question 43

Occiptal bone

Answer 43

Forms the back of cranium

Question 44

Parietal bones

Answer 44

Forms the sides of the cranium

Question 45

Frontal bone

Answer 45

Forms the Forehead

Question 46

Temporal bones

Answer 46

Bones that cover the sides of the head, near the ear

Question 47

Spehnoid bone

Answer 47

butterfly-shaped, spans the width of skull and forms floor of cranial cavity, behind eyes

Question 48

Ethmoid bone

Answer 48

irregularly shaped bone located between the eye orbits; it helps form the boney structure of the nasal cavity.

Question 49

Nasal bone

Answer 49

Forms the bridge of the nose, by junction

Question 50

Maxilla

Answer 50

Forms most of the upper jaw, and part of the hard palate

Question 51

Lacrimal bone

Answer 51

smallest bone of the face, front of media wall

Question 52

Basilar Artery

Answer 52

An artery, formed by the fusion of the vertebral arteries, that supplies blood to the brainstem and to the posterior cerebral arteries.

Question 53

Internal Carotid

Answer 53

Branches from the right common carotid artery. Supplies the brain.

Question 54

Middle Meningeal Artery

Answer 54

Branch of the first part of the maxillary artery that is the main blood supply to the meninges of the brain.

Question 55

Vertebral Artery

Answer 55

First branch arising from the subclavian artery in the chest and enters the cranium through the foramen magnum.

Question 56

Confluence of Sinuses

Answer 56

collection point for sinuses to drain

Question 57

Inferior Saggital Sinus

Answer 57

in inferior falx cerebri, forms straight sinus.

Question 58

Sigmoid SInus

Answer 58

Along the sigmoid groove. Drains from transverse sinus into the jugular vein.

Question 59

Superior Sagital Sinus

Answer 59

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Question 60

Arachnoid Granulation

Answer 60

Allows Cerebral Spinal Fluid to escape from subarachnoid space into superior sagittal sinu