Vocab Unit one

Question 1

Superior (cranial or cephalad)

Answer 1

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

ex: the forehead is superior to the nose

Question 2

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 2

away from the head and toward the lower part of the body

ex: the navel is inferior to the breastbone

Question 3

ventral (anterior)

Answer 3

toward the front of the body; in front of

ex: the breastbone is anterior to the spine

Question 4

dorsal (posterior)

Answer 4

towards the back of the body; behind

ex: The heart is posterior to the breastbone

Question 5

medial

Answer 5

toward the middle of the body

ex: the heart is posterior to the breastbone

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

away from the midline of the body

ex: the arms are lateral to the chest

Question 7

intermediate

Answer 7

between a more medial and more lateral structure

ex: the collarbone is intermediate between the breastbone and the shoulder

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

close to the origin of 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 9

distal

Answer 9

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

ex: the knee is distal to the thigh

Question 10

superficial (external)

Answer 10

toward or at the body surface

ex: the skin is superficial to the skeleton

Question 11

deep (internal)

Answer 11

away from the body surface, more internal

ex: the lungs are deep the ribcage