NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Descriptions of directional terms include: a) superior (head) and inferior (caudal), b) anterior and posterior, c) lateral and medial, d) deep and superficial, e) proximal and distal, and f) dorsal and ventral.

Detailed explanation-2: -Please note that these terms are always used in reference to a body in anatomical position, regardless of that human body’s actual position. A person lying face up is in the supine position. A person lying face down is in the prone position. The nose is superior (or cranial) to the chin.