Anatomy Exam

Superior means...

• below
• to the left or right
• above

lateral means

• farther from the body midline. 
• more superficial
• towards the body midline
• closer to the attachment point of a limb

medial means...

• above
• toward the center of body midline
• underneath the surface
• to the left or right

Anterior means...

• on the backside of the body/dorsal
• on the frontside of the body/ventral
• to the midline of the body

The elbow is  ____ to the shoulder.

• Proximal
• Distal
• Anterior
• Lateral

The skin is ____ to the muscles

• deep 
• superficial
• medial
• anterior

The liver is ____ to the heart

• medial
• lateral
• superficial
• inferior

The brain is ___ to the spinal cord

• superficial
• medial
• superior
• inferior

the metatarsals are ____ to the phalanges

• proximal 
• distal

The study of the structure and shape of the body. 

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Cytology
• Histology