Body Positions

Question 1

anterior

Answer 1

toward the front of the body

Question 2

posterior

Answer 2

toward the back of the body

Question 3

medial

Answer 3

toward the middle of the body

Question 4

lateral

Answer 4

to the side of the body

Question 5

proximal

Answer 5

nearer to the point of attachment or from a given reference point

Question 6

superior

Answer 6

above another part of the body or is closer to the head

Question 7

inferior

Answer 7

a body part is below another another body part or is closer to the feet

Question 8

cranial

Answer 8

toward the head

Question 9

caudal

Answer 9

toward the lower end of the spine

Question 10

superficial

Answer 10

close to surface of body

Question 11

deep

Answer 11

close to the center of the body

Question 12

bilateral

Answer 12

refers to paired structures, one of which is on each side

Question 13

Ipsilateral

Answer 13

refers to structers on the opposite side

Question 14

contralateral

Answer 14

refers to structures on the opposite side

Question 16

Distal

Answer 16

a body part is farther away from a point of attachment to the trunk than another bady part

Question 17

superficial

Question 18

sagittal

Answer 18

refers to a lengthwise plane that devides the bady into right and left portions.

Question 19

transverse

Answer 19

refers to a plane that devides the body into superior and inferior portions

Question 20

cornal

Answer 20

refers to a plane that devides the body into anterior and posterior portions.