HEAD NECK
CRANIAL CAVITY
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superior
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anterior (ventral)
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posterior (dorsal)
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proximal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anterior: toward the front of the body (ex: the nose is anterior to the brain). Posterior: toward the back of the body (ex: the brain is posterior to the nose). Ventral: toward the belly; equivalent to anterior (ex: the breast is ventral to the spine).
Detailed explanation-2: -Anterior refers to the front of the body, and the tip of the nose marks the most anterior portion of the face. The tip of the nose is not posterior or caudal, which refers to the back of the body. It is not superior, because the crown of the head lies above it.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ventral or inferior nasal meatus (Meatus nasi ventralis) is the widest and also the shortest. Its wall connects to the floor of the nose; the sphenopalatine foramen (Foramen sphenopalatinum) opens at its caudal extremity. This meatus reaches the caudal apreture of the nasal cavity or choane.
Detailed explanation-4: -The nose is superior (or cranial) to the chin. The knees are inferior to the pelvis. The pelvis is caudal to the stomach. The sternum is medial to the shoulders.