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Terms of Location & Position
Chapter 1 - Terms
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Anatomy
12th Grade
08/23/2009

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Term
superior
Definition

above, or higher

 

The heart is _______ to the liver.

Term
inferior
Definition

below, or lower

 

The liver is ________ to the lungs.

Term
anterior/ventral
Definition

toward the front

 

The chest is on the ______ side of the body.

Term
posterior/dorsal
Definition

toward the back

 

The lumbar area is _______ to the umbilical area.

Term
medial
Definition

toward the midline

 

The heart is _______ to the lungs.

Term
lateral
Definition

away from the midline

 

The shoulders are ______ to the neck.

Term
internal
Definition

within, or interior to

 

The brain is internal to the skull.

Term
external
Definition

outside, or exterior to

 

The ribs are _____ to the lungs.

Term
superficial
Definition

toward the surface

 

The skin is the most __________organ.

Term
deep
Definition

within, or interior to

 

The ____ veins of the legs are surrounded by muscles.

Term
central
Definition

the main part

 

The brain is part of the _______ nervous system.

Term
peripheral
Definition

extending from the main part

 

Nerves in the arm are part of the _________nervous system.

Term
proximal
Definition

closer to the origin

 

The knee is ______ to the foot.

Term
distal
Definition

farther from the origin

 

The palm is _______to the elbow.

Term
parietal
Definition

pertaining to the wall of a cavity

 

The _______ pleura lines the chest cavity.

Term
visceral
Definition

pertaining to the organs within a cavity

 

The ______ pleura covers the lungs.

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