Body Position

Question 1

superior

Answer 1

cephalic, more toward the head, or above another structure

Question 1

cephalic

Answer 1

superior, more toward the head, or above another structure

Question 2

caudal

Answer 2

inferior, more toward the feet or tail, or below another structure

Question 2

inferior

Answer 2

caudal, more toward the feet or tail, or below another structure

Question 3

anterior

Answer 3

ventral, more toward the front or belly side of the body

Question 4

ventral

Answer 4

anterior, more toward the front or belly side of the body

Question 5

posterior

Answer 5

dorsal, more toward the back or spinal cord side of the bofy

Question 6

dorsal

Answer 6

posterior, more toward the back or spinal cord side of the body

Question 7

medial

Answer 7

middle or near the middle of the body or the structure

Question 8

lateral

Answer 8

refers to the side

Question 9

apex

Answer 9

tip or summit of an organ

Question 10

base

Answer 10

bottom or lower part of an organ

Question 11

proximal

Answer 11

located nearer the point of attachment to the body

Question 11

distal

Answer 11

located farther away from the point of attachment on the body

Question 12

superficial

Answer 12

more toward the surface of the body

Question 13

deep

Answer 13

further from the surface of the body

Question 14

supine

Answer 14

the body lying horizontally and facing upward