Orientation and Directional Terms (Ch.1)

Question 0

Inferior

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

Answer 1

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

Ex: the forehead is superior to the nose

Question 2

Ventral

Answer 2

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

FRONT OR ANTERIOR

Question 3

Dorsal

Answer 3

Toward or at the backside of the body; behind

BACK OR POSTERIOR

Question 4

Medial

Answer 4

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

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 later structure

Ex: the collar bone is intermediate between the breastbone and the shoulder

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

Close to the origin if the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Ex: the elbow is proximal to the wrist (meaning the elbow is closer to the shoulder or attachment point of the arm than the wrist is)

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

Farther from the origin of a body part or the pony of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Ex: the knee is distal to the thigh

Question 9

Superficial

Answer 9

Toward or at the body surface

Ex: the skin is superficial to the skeleton

Question 10

Deep

Answer 10

Away from the body surface; more internal

Ex: the lungs are deeper to the rid cage