CH. 3: Directional Terms

Question 1

caudad

Answer 1

toward the tail (or the inferior portion of the trunk; downward)

Question 2

cephalad

Answer 2

toward the head (upward)

Question 3

lateral

Answer 3

pertaining to the side

Question 4

medial

Answer 4

pertaining to the middle

Question 5

unilateral

Answer 5

pertaining to one side (only)

Question 6

bilateral

Answer 6

pertaining to two sides

Question 7

mediolateral

Answer 7

pertaining to the middle and to the side

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

Question 9

proximal

Answer 9

pertaining to near (the point of attachment of a body part)

Question 10

inferior

Answer 10

pertaining to below

Question 11

superior

Answer 11

pertaining to above

Question 12

caudal

Answer 12

pertaining to the tail

Question 13

cephalic

Answer 13

pertaining to the head

Question 14

anterior

Answer 14

pertaining to the front

Question 15

posterior

Answer 15

pertaining to the back

Question 16

dorsal

Answer 16

pertaining to the back

Question 17

ventral

Answer 17

pertaining to the belly (front)

Question 18

anteroposterior (AP)

Answer 18

pertaining to the front and to the back

Question 19

posteroanterior (PA)

Answer 19

pertaining to the back and to the front