20/03/2012 · Superior means ‘higher’, inferior means ‘lower’. The head is superior to the neck; the umbilicus is inferior to the sternum. Here we run into a small complication, and limbs are very mobile, and what is superior in one position is inferior in another. Therefore, in addition to the superior and inferior, we need another descriptive pair of terms:

08/10/2021 · Superior (Cranial) and Inferior (Caudal) Superior and inferior also go by different names. Another name for superior is cranial, which makes sense because we are moving toward the cranium or head. Another name for inferior is caudal. Caudal means tail, which makes sense because we are moving toward the tail away from the head.

22/06/2016 · Superior and inferior: These terms reference the body’s vertical axis, and a body part higher than another or above it is said to be superior to …

26/02/2019 · Inferior adjective. Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer. Superior adjective. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image. Inferior noun. A person lower in …

Superior (from Latin super 'above') describes what is above something and inferior (from Latin inferus 'below') describes what is below it. 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.

04/07/2017 · "Superior" and "inferior" are "Standard anatomical terms of location" (Wikipedia) with directions that are defined relative to the standard anatomical position. As far as I know, "upper" and "lower" are not strictly defined in this manner.

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). Anterior or ventral - front (example, the kneecap is …

15/05/2020 · In anatomical terminology superior (from Latin, meaning 'above') is used to refer to what is above something, and inferior (from Latin, meaning 'below') to what is below it. For example, in the anatomical position the most superior part of the human body is the head, and the most inferior is the feet.

The superior crus runs in a superior and slightly anterior direction and is usually less sharply folded than the lower portion and inferior crus. A synonym is the posterior crus of the antihelix. Antitragus: The anterosuperior cartilaginous protrusion lying between the …