Chapter 2- Body Position Terms

Question 1

More toward the head, or above another structure

Answer 1

Superior/ Cephalic

Question 2

More toward the feet or tail, or below another structure

Answer 2

Inferior/ Caudal

Question 3

More toward the front or belly-side of the body

Answer 3

Anterior/Ventral

Question 4

More toward the back or spinal cord side of the body

Answer 4

Posterior/Dorsal

Question 5

Refers to the middle or near the middle of the body or the structure

Answer 5

Medial

Question 6

Refers to the side

Answer 6

Lateral

Question 7

Located nearer to the point of attachment to the body

Answer 7

Proximal

Question 8

Located farther away from the point of attachment to the body

Answer 8

Distal

Question 9

Tip or summit of an organ

Answer 9

Apex

Question 10

Bottom or lower part of an organ

Answer 10

Base

Question 11

More toward the surface of the body

Answer 11

Superficial

Question 12

Further away from the surface of the body

Answer 12

Deep

Question 13

The body lying horizontally and facing upward

Answer 13

Supine

Question 14

The body lying horizontally and facing downward

Answer 14

Prone