Language of Anatomy

Question 1

superior (cranial, cephalic)

Answer 1

Above something else, towards head

Question 2

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 2

Below something else, toward the tail

Question 3

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 3

Toward the front of the body or structure

Question 4

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 4

Toward the rear or back of the body or structure

Question 5

Medial

Answer 5

Toward the midline of the body

Question 6

Lateral

Answer 6

Away from the midline of the body

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

Closer to the point of attachment

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

Farther from the point of attachment

Question 9

Superficial (external)

Answer 9

At or close to the body surface

Question 10

Deep (internal)

Answer 10

Below or away from the body surface

Question 11

Sagittal section

Answer 11

Separates the body longitudinally into right and left parts

Question 12

Frontal (coronal) section

Answer 12

Separates the body on a longitudinal plane into anterior and posterior parts

Question 13

transverse (cross) sections

Answer 13

Separates the body on a horizontal plane into superior and inferior parts.