Body Terms

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Toward the front

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Toward the back

Question 3

Ventral

Answer 3

Nearer to the belly-side or underneath

Question 4

Dorsal

Answer 4

Nearer to the back-side or upper side

Question 5

Superior

Answer 5

Above another part- closer to the head

Question 6

Inferior

Answer 6

Below another part – closer to the feet

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

Closer to an imaginary vertical midline of the body the sternum is medial to the ribs

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Farther from the midline - the ear is lateral to the nose