Digestive System Anatomy

Question 1

Anterior(ventral)

Answer 1

At or near the front of the body(front view)

Question 2

Posterior(Dorsal)

Answer 2

At or near the back of the body(back view)

Question 3

Midline

Answer 3

An imaginary vertical line that divides the body equally(right down the middle)

Question 4

Lateral

Answer 4

Farther from midline(side view)

Question 5

Medial

Answer 5

Nearer to midline(side view)

Question 6

Superior(Cranial)

Answer 6

Toward the head/ upper part of a structure (bird’s-eye view, looking down)

Question 7

Inferior(caudal)

Answer 7

Away from the head/lower part of a structure (bottom view, looking up),

Question 8

Superficial

Answer 8

Close to the surface of the body

Question 9

Deep

Answer 9

Away from the surface of the body

Question 10

Proximal

Answer 10

Nearer to the origination of a structure.

Question 11

Distal

Answer 11

Farther from the origination of a structure.

Question 12

Oral

Answer 12

The end containing the mouth.