Orientation And Directional

Question 0

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 0

Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below

EX: the navel is inferior to the breastbone

Question 1

Superior (cranial or cephalad)

Answer 1

Toward the head or upper part of a structure or the body; above

EX: the forehead is superior to the nose

Question 2

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 2

Toward or at the backside of the body; behind

EX: the heart is posterior to the breastbone

Question 3

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 3

Toward or at the front of the body; in front of

EX: the backbone is anterior to the spine

Question 4

Medial

Answer 4

Toward or at the midline of the body: on the inner side

EX: the heart is medial to the arm

Question 5

Lateral

Answer 5

Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

EX: the arms are lateral to the chest

Question 6

Intermediate

Answer 6

Between a more medial and more lateral structure

EX the armpit is intermediate between the breastbone and shoulder

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

Close to the origin of the bosh part or the lint of attar gent if a limb to the body trunk
EX the elbow is original to the wrist (meaning that the elbow is closet to the shoulder or attachment pint of the arm than the wrist is)

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
EX: the knee is distal to the thigh

Question 9

Superficial (external)

Answer 9

Toward or at the boy surface

EX: the skin is superficial to the skeleton

Question 10

Deep (internal)

Answer 10

Away from the body surface; more internal

EX: the lungs are deep the the ribcage