Orientation& Directional Terms

Question 1

Inferior

Answer 1

Away from head end or toward the lower part of a structure or body
BELOW
The navel is inferior to chin

Question 2

Anterior

Answer 2

Towards or at the front of the body
IN FRONT OF
The breastbone is anterior to the spine

Question 3

Posterior

Answer 3

Toward or at the back of the body
BEHIND
the heart is posterior to the breastbone

Question 4

Medial

Answer 4

Toward or at the midline of the body
ON THE INNER SIDE OF
the heart is medial to the arm

Question 5

Lateral

Answer 5

Away from the midline of the body
ON THE OUTER SIDE OF
The arms are lateral to the chest

Question 6

Intermediate

Answer 6

Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

The collar bone is intermediate between the breast bone & shoulder

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attatchment of a limb to the body of a trunk
The elbow is proximal to the wrist

Question 8

Superfucial

Answer 8

toward or at the body surface

The skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles

Question 9

Deep

Answer 9

Away from the body surface
; more internal
The lungs are deep to the skin

Question 10

Superior

Answer 10

ABOVE - toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body
The head is superior to the abdomen