Anatomical Terminology Quiz

Which of the following terms refers to a position closer to the midline of the body?

• Lateral

• Medial

• Superior

• Inferior

Which term refers to a position closer to the head?

• Inferior

• Superior

• Distal

• Deep

What is the term for a position towards the front of the body?

• Dorsal

• Ventral

• Medial

• Lateral

Closer to the feet or lower than another structure

• Anterior

• Inferior

• Superior

• Posterior

When a structure is farther away from the midline than another structure.

• Dorsal

• Ventral

• Lateral

• Medial

When a structure is more towards the back than another structure.

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Superior

• Inferior

When a structure is more towards the front than another structure.

• Inferior

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Superior

A structure being closer to the surface of the body than another structure

• Superficial

• Deep

• Medial

• Laterial

Which term refers to a structure that is further away from the point of attachment?

• Distal

• Superior

• Proximal

• Medial

A structure being closer to the core of the body than another structure

• Deep

• superficial
• distal
• lateral

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