Directional Terms and Body Cavities

body parts above another body part

• Inferior
• Superior
• Anterior
• Posterior

body parts close to the midline

• ventral
• dorsal
• medial
• lateral

body parts on the front of the body

• anterior/ventral
• posterior/dorsal
• anterior/dorsal
• posterior/ventral 

body parts below other body parts

• Inferior
• Superior
• Anterior
• Posterior

The back is my ____________ side

• super 
• inferior
•  ventral
• dorsal

My nose is ______________ to my shoulders

• inferior
• superior
• proximal
• distal

My toes are _________________ to my femur

• proximal
• distal
• superior
• inferior

My ear is more _____________ than my nose

• Medial 
• lateral
• anterior
• posterior

My elbow is ______________ to my fingers

• proximal
• distal
• superior
• inferior

My heart is ______________ to my spinal cord.

• Posterior
• Anterior
• inferior
• superior