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Superior (from Latin super 'above') describes what is above something [20] and inferior (from Latin inferus 'below') describes what is below it. [21] For example, in the anatomical position , the most superior part of the human body is the head and the most inferior is the feet.
Superior and inferior, which describe a position above (superior) or below (inferior) another part of the body. For example, the orbits are superior to the oris, and the pelvis is inferior to the abdomen. [1] Proximal and distal, which describe a position that is closer to (proximal) or farther from (distal) the trunk of the body. [1]
Superior to the junction, the terminology is the same as in animals with linear nervous systems; dorsal is synonymous with superior and ventral is synonymous with inferior. However, inferior to the midbrain-diencephalic junction the term dorsal is synonymous with posterior and ventral is synonymous with anterior. [1]
The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior, the thoracic region encompassing the chest [1] the mammary region encompassing each breast; the sternal region encompassing the sternum; the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area; the umbilical region is located around the navel; the coxal region encompassing the lateral (side ...
brachium of inferior colliculus: brachy-indicating 'short' or less commonly 'little' Greek βραχύς (brakhús), short, little, shallow brachycephalic: brady-slow Greek βραδύς (bradús), slow bradycardia, bradyzoite: bronch(i)-of or relating to the bronchus: Latin bronchus; Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos), windpipe
Inferior border of the heart; The transpyloric plane. Plane located halfway between the jugular notch and the upper border of the symphysis pubis; Typically located at the lower border of L1; Cuts through the pylorus and the tips of the ninth costal cartilages; The subcostal plane. Transverse plane through the inferior border of costal margin;
The lumbar triangle can refer to either the inferior lumbar (Petit) triangle, which lies superficially, or the superior lumbar (Grynfeltt) triangle, [1] which is deep and superior to the inferior triangle. Of the two, the superior triangle is the more consistently found in cadavers [2] and is more commonly the site of herniation; however, the ...
Mid-inguinal point: A point midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic symphysis. Intercristal line: A transverse line passing across the lumbar spine between the superior aspects of the iliac crests. Mid-dorsal line: The intersection between the dorsal skin and the median plane.