Terminology for position and other

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

Toward the head; upper part of the structure

Question 2

Inferior

Answer 2

Lower part of the structure

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

Near to or at the front of the body

Question 4

Posterior

Answer 4

Near to or at the back of the body

Question 5

medial

Answer 5

Nearer to midline

Question 6

Lateral

Answer 6

Farther from the mid line

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to the point of origin

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; Farther from the point of origin

Question 9

Sagittal plane

Answer 9

vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left sides

Question 10

Frontal plane

Answer 10

divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions

Question 11

Transverse Plane

Answer 11

Divides the body or organ into superior and inferior portions

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

Closer to the surface of the body

Question 13

Deep

Answer 13

Further away from the surface of the body

Question 14

Cephalic

Answer 14

Anything related to the head

Question 15

Caudal

Answer 15

Toward the tail of the body

Question 16

Dorsal

Answer 16

Back or spine side of the body

Question 17

ventral

Answer 17

Front or belly side of the body

Question 18

Oblique

Answer 18

Diagonal