Location and Position
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- Superior
- Above or higher
- Inferior
- Below or lower
- Anterior
- Toward the front
- Posterior
- Toward the back
- Ventral
- Toward the front
- Dorsal
- Toward the back
- Medial
- Toward the midline
- Lateral
- Away from the middle
- Superficial
- Toward the surface
- Visceral
- Pertaining to the organs within a cavity
- Central
- The main part
- Peripheral
- Extending from the main part
- Proximal
- Closer to the origin
- Distal
- Farther from the origin
- Parietal
- Pertaining to the wall of a cavity
- The heart is __________ to the liver.
- Superior
- The liver is ___________ to the lungs.
- Inferior
- The chest is on the _________ side of the body.
- Anterior
- The lumbar area is __________ to the umbilical area.
- Posterior
- The mammary area is on the __________ side of the body.
- Ventral
- The buttocks are on the _______ side of the body.
- Dorsal
- The heart is __________ to the lungs.
- Medial
- The skin is the most ____________ organ.
- Superficial
- The brain is part of the ____________ nervous system.
- Central
- The knee is ___________ to the foot.
- Proximal
- Nerves in the arm are part of the ______________ nervous system.
- Peripheral
- The palm is___________ to the elbow.
- Distal
- The ___________ pleura lines the chest cavity.
- Parietal
- The ______________ pleura covers the lungs.
- Visceral
- The brain is ___________ to the skull. The ribs are __________ to the lungs.
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