Directional Terms

Question 1

front or toward the front

Answer 1

ventral / anterior

Question 2

back or toward the back

Answer 2

dorsal / posterior

Question 3

Above or higher up

Answer 3

superior

Question 4

below or lower down

Answer 4

inferior

Question 5

to or beyond the head

Answer 5

cephalic

Question 6

below or lower down - toward the tail bone from higher up

Answer 6

caudal

Question 7

closer to the shoulder (upper limb); closer to the hip (lower limb)

Answer 7

proximal

Question 8

further from the shoulder (upper limb); further from the hip (lower limb)

Answer 8

distal

Question 9

toward the midline

Answer 9

medial

Question 10

toward the side

Answer 10

lateral