IB Sports Science & Exercise- Chapter 1

Inferior

Inferior

below or further away from the head

Superior

above or nearer to the head

Proximal

closer to where a limb attaches to the body

Distal

further away from where a limb attaches to a body

Posterior

behind or nearer to the back

Anterior

in front of or nearer to the front

Internal

located inside or further away from the surface

External

located outside or closer to the surface

Lateral

further away from the midline of the body

Medial

closer to the midline of the body

Pectoral

Shoulder

pectoral girdle

the set of bones that connects the arm to the rest of the skeleton

pelvic

hip