MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

INTEGUMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The head is ____ to the shoulders.
A
proximal
B
caudal
C
superior
D
inferior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Medial: toward median plane of the body (ex: the head is medial to the shoulder or the nose is medial to the cheek). Superficial: toward, at, or pertaining to the surface (ex: the skin is superficial to the muscles).

Detailed explanation-2: -Navigating Anatomy with Language Standard anatomical terms for direction include: Superior and inferior (cranial and caudal) are used when referring to parts of the body which are toward an end of the body. Superior structures are toward the head (cranial) while inferior (caudal) structures are toward the feet.

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