Terms of anatomical positions

Question 1

What is superior or cranial?

Answer 1

towards the top

Question 2

What terms could be used to say that a body part is towards the surface?

Answer 2

superficial and external

Question 3

What is medial?

Answer 3

towards the midline

Question 4

What is proximal?

Answer 4

towards the point of attachment

Question 5

What does dorsal mean when describing the location of parts in the brain?

Answer 5

top of head (superior)

Question 6

What does dorsal mean when describing the location of parts in the body?

Answer 6

towards the backbone from the neck down (posterior)

Question 7

What is rostral?

Answer 7

towards the nose

Question 8

What is central?

Answer 8

towards the center

Question 9

What is afferent?

Answer 9

to direct inward or towards the central nervous system; sensory

Question 10

What does the prefix “ipsi-“ mean?

Answer 10

same

Question 11

What is inferior?

Answer 11

towards the bottom

Question 12

What terms could be used to say that a body part is away from the surface?

Answer 12

deep and internal

Question 13

What is lateral?

Answer 13

away from the midline; towards the side

Question 14

What is distal?

Answer 14

away from the point of attachment

Question 15

What does ventral mean when describing the location of parts in the brain?

Answer 15

bottom of head (inferior)

Question 16

What does ventral mean when describing the location of parts in the body?

Answer 16

towards the belly from the neck down (anterior)

Question 17

What is caudal or inferior?

Answer 17

towards the tail

Question 18

What is peripheral?

Answer 18

away from the center

Question 19

What is efferent?

Answer 19

directing outward or away from the central nervous system; motor

Question 20

What does the prefix “contra-“ mean?

Answer 20

opposite

Question 21

What is posterolateral?

Answer 21

situated on the side and towards the posterior aspect or the back