Position
The posture in the anatomical position.
what is standing upright and straight?
Towards the head (above)
What is superior?
Away from the midline, towards the side of the body
What is lateral?
The knee is ________ to the abdomen.
What is inferior?
The cranial is ______ to the sternum.
What is superior?
The hands in the anatomical position
What is by your side?
What is medial?
Lowermost, towards the feet or bottom
What is inferior?
What is posterior?
The cheeks are ________ to the nose.
What is lateral?
The palms in the anatomical position
What is facing outwards(out)?
Towards the front
What is anterior?
Towards the back
What is posterior?
What is superficial?
The bladder is ________ to the skin.
What is deep?
The head in the anatomical position
What is facing forward and straight?
Closer to the surface
What is superficial?
Further from the surface(inside)
What is deep?
The neck is ________ to the shoulders.
What is medial?
The ulna is ______ to the elbow.
What is proximal?
Doctors use the anatomical position to determine what things about the body.
What is pinpointing the location of a structure or organ?
Closest to the point of attachment or insertion point
What is Proximal?
What is distal?
The tibia is ______ to the hip(coxal).
What is distal?
another name for superior
What is cranial?