Question

draw a stick figure and put lines through it representing the following planes: frontal/coronal, sagittal, transverse. practice: the elbow is ________ to the wrist. the liver is ______ to the skin. adapted from openstax anatomy and physiology 2e guided lecture notes and study guide, rice university and visible body © argosy publishing, inc., 2007 - 2018. all rights reserved. the mouth is ________ to the ear.

Explanation:

In anatomy, terms are used to describe the relative positions of body parts. Proximal means closer to the origin of a limb or the attachment point. The elbow is closer to the shoulder (origin of the arm) compared to the wrist, so it is proximal to the wrist. Deep refers to being further from the surface of the body. The liver is beneath the skin, so it is deep to the skin. Anterior means towards the front of the body. The mouth is in front of the ear, so it is anterior to the ear.

Answer:

The elbow is proximal to the wrist.
The liver is deep to the skin.
The mouth is anterior to the ear.