Anatomy: Quiz 1: Relative Positions

Superior

Body part above another or closer to head

Inferior

Body part below another

Anterior

Toward the front (a)

Ventral

Toward the front (v)

Posterior

Toward the back (p)

Dorsal

Toward the back (d)

Medial

Closer to imaginary "midline

Lateral

Farther on the side to the imaginary "midline

Proximal

Body part closer to point of attachment

Distal

Body part father from point of attachment

Superficial

Near the surface

Deep

More internal