Anatomical Directions and Planes of Body Quiz

What word means towards the head, upper, or above?

• superior

• inferior

• lateral

• medial

What word means towards the feet, lower, or below?

• superior

• inferior

• lateral

• medial

What word means toward the side of the body or away from the midline?

• superior

• inferior

• lateral

• medial

What word means towards the middle or midline of the body?

• superior

• inferior

• lateral

• medial

Which word means back or in back of?

• posterior

• anterior

• lateral

• medial

Which word means front or in front of?

• posterior

• anterior

• lateral

• medial

Which word means nearest the trunk or nearest the point of origin?

• distal

• proximal

• lateral

• medial

Which word means furthest from the trunk or furthest from the point of origin?

• distal

• proximal

• lateral

• medial

Which word means nearer the body surface?

• distal

• anterior

• deep

• superficial

Which word means farther away from the body surface?

• distal

• anterior

• deep

• superficial