2007-01-01 06:22:12 · 14 answers · asked by tracy w 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
posterior is back, and anterior means front
2007-01-01 06:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by Legant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Posterior means the back...so I'd guess that anterior is the front.
2007-01-01 06:30:03 · answer #2 · answered by ღQueenღ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anterior means the front of something, and posterior means the back or rear of something - hence some people call their bum their posterior!
2007-01-01 08:17:49 · answer #3 · answered by madeline 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anatomically speaking posterior is your back and behind and anterior is the front of your body.
2007-01-02 22:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by Stottyman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In time posterior means later; In place it means at the back.
In time anterior means before; In place it means in the front.
2007-01-01 06:35:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anterior = front
posterior = back
lateral = side
inferioir = below
superior = above
you can combinations e.g. antero lateral = front and to a side
2007-01-01 07:13:43 · answer #6 · answered by Nirmala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Posterior:Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.
Anterior: Placed before or in front.
2007-01-01 06:32:48 · answer #7 · answered by Kilroy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
posterior - to the back/behind
anterior - to the front/in front of
2007-01-01 06:23:41 · answer #8 · answered by Jenn 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
front and back or forward and backward for a more specific definition look it up in the dictionary
2007-01-01 06:29:41 · answer #9 · answered by ?! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this usually refers to the positioning of i.e a baby in the womb meaning backwards or forwards.
2007-01-02 10:04:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋