Location & Position

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

Above, or higher
(The heart is superior to the liver)

Question 2

Inferior

Answer 2

Below, or lower
(The liver is inferior to the lungs)

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

Towards the front
(The chest is on the anterior side of the body)

Question 4

Posterior

Answer 4

Towards the back

(The lumbar area is posterior to the umbilical area)

Question 5

Ventral

Answer 5

Towards the front

(The mammary area is on the ventral side of the body)

Question 6

Dorsal

Answer 6

Toward the back

(The buttocks are on the dorsal side of the body)

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

Towards the midline

(The heart is medial to the lung)

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Away from the midline

(The shoulders are lateral to the neck)

Question 9

Internal

Answer 9

Within, or interior to

(The brain is internal to the skull)

Question 10

External

Answer 10

Outside, or exterior to

(The ribs are external to the lungs)

Question 11

Superficial

Answer 11

Towards the surface

(The skin in the most superficial organ)

Question 12

Deep

Answer 12

Within, or interiors to

(The deep veins of the legs are surrounded by the muscles)

Question 13

Central

Answer 13

The main part

(The brain is part of the central nervous system)

Question 14

Peripheral

Answer 14

Extending from the main part

(Nerves in the arm are part of the peripheral nervous system)

Question 15

Proximal

Answer 15

Closer to the origin

(The knee is proximal to the foot )

Question 16

Distal

Answer 16

Farther from the origin

(The palm is distal to the elbow)

Question 17

Parietal

Answer 17

Pertaining to the wall of a cavity

(The parietal pleura lines the cavity)

Question 18

Visceral

Answer 18

Pertaining to the organs within a cavity

(The visceral pleural covers the lungs)