Anatomy Body Orientation

Superior means...

• below
• to the left or right
• above
• closer to the body

medial means...

• above
• toward the center of body midline
• underneath the surface
• to the left or right

lateral means

• farther from the body midline. 
• more superficial
• towards the body midline
• closer to the attachment point of a limb

Anterior means...

• on the backside o the body/dorsal
• on the frontside of the body/ventral
• to the midline of the body
• toward the fingers

The elbow is  ____ to the shoulder.

• Proximal
• Distal
• Anterior
• Lateral

The skin is ____ to the muscles

• deep 
• superficial
• medial
• anterior

The liver is ____ to the heart

• medial
• lateral
• superficial
• inferior

The brain is ___ to the spinal cord

• superficial
• medial
• superior
• inferior

the lungs are ____ to the heart

• lateral
• inferior
• superior
• deep

Another word for back is

• ventral
• anterior
• dorsal
• sagital