anatomy body directional terms

The upper part of the body is referred to as ____

• caudal

• posterior

• proximal

• superior

When a body part is closer to the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk, it is referred to as ___. Example: the elbow is closer to the shoulder (point of attachment to body trunk) than the wrist is.

• inferior

• proximal

• distal

• superficial

The term ___ refers to towards or at the midline of the body. The stomach is ___ to the arm.

• distal

• medial

• superior

• superficial

Towards the back side of the body is referred to as ___.

• inferior

• anterior

• lateral

• dorsal

Another term for anterior is ___.

• ventral

• dorsal

• caudal

• distal

Away from the midline of the body/towards the outer edge of the body is referred to as ___. The arms are ___ to the heart.

• inferior

• interior

• distal

• lateral

The back side of the body is also known as ___.

• anterior

• distal

• posterior

• inferior

A cut on the epidermis would be ___ compared to a cut in the subcutaneous tissue.

• lateral

• inferior

• deep

• superficial

Your hand is ___ (farther away from the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk) to your shoulder.

• distal

• proximal

• superior

• deep

If you cut the body at the waist/midline, you would have made a _______ suture, dividing the body into a top half and a bottom half.

• superior

• sagittal

• transverse

• medial