Directional and Regional Terms

Question 1

anterior

Answer 1

Closer to the front of the body

Question 2

cranial

Answer 2

Toward the head

Question 3

contralateral

Answer 3

On opposite sides of the body

Question 4

deep

Answer 4

Farther away from the surface of the body

Question 5

distal

Answer 5

Farther away from the body’s core

Question 6

dorsal

Answer 6

Toward the back of the body

Question 7

ipsilateral

Answer 7

On the same side of the body

Question 8

lateral

Answer 8

Away from the midline of the body

Question 9

medial

Answer 9

Toward the midline of the body

Question 10

posterior

Answer 10

Closer to the back of the body

Question 11

proximal

Answer 11

Nearer/closer to the body’s core

Question 12

ventral

Answer 12

Toward or at to the front of the body

Question 13

brachial

Answer 13

relating to the arm

Question 14

cervical

Answer 14

Relating to a neck or cervix

Question 15

dorsal

Answer 15

Relating to the back

Question 16

femoral

Answer 16

Relating to the femur

Question 17

humeral

Answer 17

Relating to the upper arm or humerus

Question 18

lumbar

Answer 18

Relating to the loins

Question 19

malleolar

Answer 19

Relating to ankle/malleolus or ankle region

Question 20

radial

Answer 20

Relating to the radius

Question 21

tracheobronchial

Answer 21

Relating to the trachea and the bronchi