A&P Lab Exam 1

• anatomical position

  stands erect with feet together and eyes forward with palms facing anteriorly and thumbs pointed away from body
• directional terminology

  refers to the body in anatomical position
• superior or cranial


  toward the head or upper part of body; above
• inferior or caudal


  away from the head or toward the lower part of the body; below
• ventral or anterior


  front of the body; toward or at the front of the body