TERM 1
Superior
DEFINITION 1
Toward the Head, or the upper part of a structureThe heart is
superior to the liver.
TERM 2
Inferior
DEFINITION 2
Away from the head, or the lower part of the structureThe
stomach is inferior to the lungs.
TERM 3
Anterior
DEFINITION 3
Nearer to or at the front of the bodyThe sternum is anterior
to the heart.
TERM 4
Posterior
DEFINITION 4
Nearer to at the back of the bodyThe esophagus is posterior
to the trachea.
TERM 5
Medial
DEFINITION 5
Nearer to the MidlineThe ulna is medial to the radius.
