Essentials - Directional terms and Planes

The hands are ____ to the feet.

• superior

• inferior

• superficial

• deep

The knees are ____ to the waist.

• superior

• inferior

• posterior

• anterior

The heel is ___ to the toes.

• anterior

• deep

• posterior

• intermediate

The knee is _____ to the thigh.

• distal

• proximal

• medial

• lateral

The heart is medial to the arm.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The liver is deep to the skin.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The heart is _______ to the breastbone.

• lateral

• ventral

• anterior

• posterior

The ears are ____ to the nose.

• lateral

• medial

• superior

• inferior

above another part of the body

• superior

• inferior

• distal

• proximal