EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Superior or cranial-toward the head end of the body; upper (example, the hand is part of the superior extremity). Inferior or caudal-away from the head; lower (example, the foot is part of the inferior extremity). Anterior or ventral-front (example, the kneecap is located on the anterior side of the leg).

Detailed explanation-2: -Cranium: The upper part of the skull consists of paired frontal and parietal bones and a single posterior occipital bone (Figs. 1 and 2).

Detailed explanation-3: -Anterior indicates the front surface of the body and is used interchangeably with ventral. Posterior indicates the back surface of the body or nearer to the back.

Detailed explanation-4: -A&P TERMINOLOGY Cephalic: relative term meaning nearer to the head (ex: collar bone is cephalic to the sternum). Caudal: relative term meaning nearer to the tail (ex: sternum is caudal to the collar bone). Anterior: toward the front of the body (ex: the nose is anterior to the brain).

Detailed explanation-5: -Some examples of directional anatomical terms are: Anterior: refers to the front of the body. Posterior: term for the back of the body. Superior: refers to body parts above or towards the head.