health directional terms

Question 1

superior (cranial)

Answer 1

toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body, ABOVE

Question 2

inferior (caudal)

Answer 2

away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body, BELOW

Question 3

anterior (ventral)

Answer 3

toward or at the front of the body, in FRONT of

Question 4

posterior (dorsal)

Answer 4

toward or at the body of the body, BEHIND

Question 5

medial

Answer 5

toward or at the midline of the body, on the INNER side of, MIDDLE

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

away from the midline of the body, on the OUTER side of

Question 7

intermediate

Answer 7

between a more medial and a more lateral strucutre

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

closer to the origin of the body part of the point of attachment of a limb the body

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Question 10

superficial (external)

Answer 10

toward or a the body surface

Question 11

deep (interal)

Answer 11

away from the body surface, more internal