Directional Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
What does superior mean?
A
towards the head
2
Q
What does inferior mean?
A
further from the head
3
Q
What does anterior mean?
A
towards the front of the body
4
Q
What does posterior mean?
A
towards the back of the body
5
Q
What does medial mean?
A
closer to the mid line
6
Q
What does lateral mean?
A
further from the mid line
7
Q
What does proximal mean?
A
Near to the attachment of a limb to the trunk
8
Q
What does distal mean?
A
farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk
9
Q
What does superficial mean?
A
towards the surface of the body
10
Q
What does deep mean?
A
away from the surface of the body
11
Q
bilateral
A
on both sides
12
Q
Unilateral
A
on one side
13
Q
Ipsilateral
A
something on the same side as something else
14
Q
Contralateral
A
on the opposite side
