What is the relationship of the skin to the muscle?

• A. Deep
• B. Lateral
• C. Medial
• D. Superficial

Answer: (A)

The skin sits on the surface above the muscles, so its relationship to the muscle is superficial. Being superficial means it is closer to the body’s exterior while the muscle lies deeper beneath it. Deep would describe something farther from the surface (the muscle relative to the skin, not the skin relative to the muscle). Lateral and medial refer to side-to-side positions around the midline, not depth, so they don’t describe how skin and muscle relate.