Directional Terms

Question 0

Posterior ( dorsal)

Answer 0

Toward the back of the body

Question 1

Anterior ( ventral )

Answer 1

Toward the front of the body

Question 2

Medial

Answer 2

Toward the midline of the body

Question 3

Lateral

Answer 3

Toward the side of the body

Question 4

Proximal

Answer 4

Nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point.

Question 5

Distal

Answer 5

Farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point

Question 6

Superior ( cranial )

Answer 6

Above ; toward the head

Question 7

Inferior ( caudal )

Answer 7

Below; toward the lower end of the spine

Question 8

Superficial ( external )

Answer 8

Closer to the surface of the body

Question 9

Deep ( internal )

Answer 9

Closer to the center of the body