Regional Terms

Question 1

Anterior or ventral describes the

Answer 1

front or direction toward the front of the body

Question 2

Posterior or dorsal describes the

Answer 2

back or direction toward the back of the body

Question 3

Superior or cranial describes the

Answer 3

position above of higher than another part of the body proper

Question 4

Inferior of caudal describes the

Answer 4

position below or lower than another part of the body proper

Question 5

Lateral describes the

Answer 5

side or direction toward the side of the body

Question 6

Medial describes the

Answer 6

middle of direction toward the middle of the body

Question 7

Proximal describes the

Answer 7

limb that is nearer to the point of attachement or trunk of the body

Question 8

Distal describes the

Answer 8

position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachement or the trunk of the body.

Question 9

Superficial describes the

Answer 9

position closer to the surface of the body

Question 10

Deep describes the

Answer 10

position farther from the surface of the body.