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Directional Term I
Directional Terminology: Vocabulary and Definitions
Question | Answer |
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Toward surface of body | Superficial |
To the innermost part of the body | Deep |
Toward the head | Superior |
Toward the feet | Inferior |
Away from the median plane of the body | Abduction |
Toward the median plane of the body | Adduction |
More toward the midline of the body | Medial |
More toward the side of the body | Lateral |
Closest to the attachment of the trunk | Proximal |
Farest away from the attachment of the trunk | Distal |
Front of a biped | Anterior |
Back of a biped | Posterior |
Front of a quadraped | Ventral |
Back of a quadraped | Dorsal |
Outer wall of a body cavity | Parietal |
The covering of an organ | Visceral |
Lying face down | Prone |
Ling on your back | Supine |
Going inward in the body | Inversion |
Going outward in the body | Eversion |
On the same side | Ipsilateral |
On different sides | Contralateral |
The head. Superior in biped. Anterior in quadruped | Cranial |
The head. Superior in biped. Anterior in quadruped | Cephalad |
The tail. Inferior in biped. Posterior in quadruped | Caudal |
The tail. Inferior in biped. Posterior in quadruped | Caudate |
Between two structures | Intermediate |
Big toe | Hallux |
Thumb | Pollex |