Test Your Medical Knowledge: From Diagnosis to Surgery

Test Your Medical Knowledge: From Diagnosis to Surgery

In anatomy, what does "posterior” refer to?

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Correct Incorrect In medicine, "posterior” means the back side of the body. It’s not slang—it’s simply used to describe location, just like "lateral” means from the side.

In anatomy, what does "posterior” refer to?

  • the crown of the head
  • the feet
  • the sides
  • behind or the rear
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