Anatomical Directions

The knee joint is _________________ to the ankle joint.

• proximal
• distal
• inferior
• lateral

The heart is _________________ to the stomach.

• lateral
• caudal
• cephalic
• distal

The navel (bellybutton) is _________________ to the nipples.

• superior
• inferior
• proximal
• cephalic

Blood from the heart must travel farther to reach the _________________ tissues.

• superior
• medial
• proximal
• distal

The scapula (shoulder joint) is _________________ to the spinal cord.

• lateral
• medial
• caudal
• posterior

The tailbone is _________________ to the cervical (neck) portion of the spine.

• cranial
• cephalic
• caudal
• superior

The wrist joint is _________________ to the elbow joint.

• anterior
• proximal
• posterior
• distal

In the human hand, the most _________________ finger joint has the most hair.

• distal
• proximal
• medial
• lateral

The ankle and the hip have what relationship?

• cephalic-caudal
• anterior-posterior
• proximal-distal

The nose and the ear have what relationship?

• medial-lateral
• proximal-distal
• cephalic-caudal