ch6: directional terms

Question 1

superior (cranial)

Answer 1

above or closer to the head
*say an example

Question 2

inferior (caudal)

Answer 2

below or closer to the feet
*say an example

Question 3

anterior (ventral)

Answer 3

toward the front of the body
*say an example

Question 4

posterior (dorsal)

Answer 4

toward the back of the body
*say an example

Question 5

medial

Answer 5

closer to the midline of the body
*say an example

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

further away from the midline of the body
*say an example

Question 7

proximal

Answer 7

closer to the trunk of the body
*say an example

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

farther away from the trunk of the body
*say an example

Question 9

superficial

Answer 9

closer to the surface of the body
*say an example

Question 10

deep

Answer 10

farther from the body’s surface
*say an example