BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Superior
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inferior
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posterior
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lateral
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Detailed explanation-1: -Superior structures are toward the head (cranial) while inferior (caudal) structures are toward the feet. Examples include the superior and inferior vena cava, which carry deoxygenated blood away from the head (superior) and from the lower body (inferior) to the heart.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anterior (Ventral) Toward the front of the body. The sternum lies anterior to the heart.
Detailed explanation-3: -A&P TERMINOLOGY Superior: above (ex: head is superior to feet). Inferior: below (ex: feet are inferior to the head). Cephalic: relative term meaning nearer to the head (ex: collar bone is cephalic to the sternum).
Detailed explanation-4: -Superior and inferior For example, in the anatomical position, the most superior part of the human body is the head and the most inferior is the feet. As a second example, in humans, the neck is superior to the chest but inferior to the head.
Detailed explanation-5: -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).