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Anatomy - ANSWER The study of body structure
Physiology - ANSWER The study of body function
Describe the position a patient needs to be in anatomical position. - ANSWER - body is
erect
- feet is slightly apart
- palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body.
Superior - ANSWER Above
ex: the heart is superior to the diaphragm
Inferior - ANSWER Below
ex: The liver is inferior to the diaphragm.
Anterior - ANSWER (infront) towards the ventral side
ex: the sternum is anterior to the heart
Posterior - ANSWER (back) towards the dorsal side
ex: the esophagus is posterior to the trachea.
Medial - ANSWER toward the center/towards the midline/toward the median plane
ex: the heart is medial to the lungs
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, Lateral - ANSWER away from the center/away from the midline/away from the median
plane
ex: the eyes are lateral to the nose.
Proximal - ANSWER Closer to the point of attachment
ex: the elbow is proximal to the wrist
Distal - ANSWER away from the point of attachment
ex: the fingernails are at the distal ends of the finger.
Superficial - ANSWER near the surface/closer to the body surface
ex: the skin is superficial to the muscle
Deep - ANSWER away from the surface/farther from the body surface
ex: the bones are deep to the muscles.
Cephalic - ANSWER toward the head/pertaining to head
ex: the cephalic end of the embryonic neural tube develops into the brain.
Contralaterlal - ANSWER on the opposite side of the body
ex: the spleen is contralateral to the liver.
Ventral - ANSWER toward the front or belly
ex: the aorta is ventral to the vertebral column
Dorsal - ANSWER toward the back or spine
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UPDATE!!!!2025/2026|GUARANTEED
PASS|GRADED A+
Anatomy - ANSWER The study of body structure
Physiology - ANSWER The study of body function
Describe the position a patient needs to be in anatomical position. - ANSWER - body is
erect
- feet is slightly apart
- palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body.
Superior - ANSWER Above
ex: the heart is superior to the diaphragm
Inferior - ANSWER Below
ex: The liver is inferior to the diaphragm.
Anterior - ANSWER (infront) towards the ventral side
ex: the sternum is anterior to the heart
Posterior - ANSWER (back) towards the dorsal side
ex: the esophagus is posterior to the trachea.
Medial - ANSWER toward the center/towards the midline/toward the median plane
ex: the heart is medial to the lungs
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, Lateral - ANSWER away from the center/away from the midline/away from the median
plane
ex: the eyes are lateral to the nose.
Proximal - ANSWER Closer to the point of attachment
ex: the elbow is proximal to the wrist
Distal - ANSWER away from the point of attachment
ex: the fingernails are at the distal ends of the finger.
Superficial - ANSWER near the surface/closer to the body surface
ex: the skin is superficial to the muscle
Deep - ANSWER away from the surface/farther from the body surface
ex: the bones are deep to the muscles.
Cephalic - ANSWER toward the head/pertaining to head
ex: the cephalic end of the embryonic neural tube develops into the brain.
Contralaterlal - ANSWER on the opposite side of the body
ex: the spleen is contralateral to the liver.
Ventral - ANSWER toward the front or belly
ex: the aorta is ventral to the vertebral column
Dorsal - ANSWER toward the back or spine
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