Anatomical Terms

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

Hands at the side, palms up, head facing straight ahead.

Question 2

Dorsal/Posterior

Answer 2

Toward the back of the organism.

Question 3

Ventral/Anterior

Answer 3

Toward the front of the organism

Question 4

Medial

Answer 4

Towards the middle, closer to the midline of the body

Question 5

Lateral

Answer 5

Away from the middle, farther from the midline of the body

Question 6

Superficial

Answer 6

Closer to the surface of the body

Question 7

Deep

Answer 7

Farther from the surface of the body, toward the interior of the body

Question 8

Superior

Answer 8

Towards the head, a point of reference higher than the comparison point

Question 9

Inferior

Answer 9

Farther from the head, toward the feet

Question 10

Proximal

Answer 10

Referring to a point on a limb that is closer to the o the trunk than another point

Question 11

Distal

Answer 11

Referring to a point on a limb that is farther from the trunk that another point

Question 12

Cranial

Answer 12

Toward the head

Question 13

Caudal

Answer 13

Toward the tail