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Human Anatomy Terminology
| Questions |
Answers |
| refers to a structure being more in back than another structure in the body. |
Posterior/dorsal |
| refers to a structure being closer to the median plane than another structure in the body |
medial |
| refers to a structure being farther from the median plane than another structure in the body |
lateral |
| refers to limbs only! refers to a structure being closer to the median plane or root of the limb than another structure in the limb. |
proximal |
| refers to limbs only! refers to a structure being further away from the median plane or root of the limb than another structure in the limb. |
distal |
