Directional terms

Question 1

superior

Answer 1

above

Question 2

inferior

Answer 2

below

Question 3

medial

Answer 3

middle (closer to midline)

Question 4

lateral

Answer 4

side (further from midline)

Question 5

anterior

Answer 5

in front

Question 6

posterior

Answer 6

behind

Question 7

proximal

Answer 7

closer to the origin of a body part

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

further from the origin of a body part

Question 9

superficial

Answer 9

closer to the skin

Question 10

deep

Answer 10

further from the skin

Question 11

internal

Answer 11

inside

Question 12

external

Answer 12

outside

Question 13

ventral

Answer 13

closer to belly surface

Question 14

dorsal

Answer 14

closer to back surface

Question 15

palmar

Answer 15

opposite surface to dorsum of hand

Question 16

plantar

Answer 16

opposite surface to dorsum of foot

Question 17

cranial

Answer 17

skull

towards head

Question 18

caudal

Answer 18

tail

towards tail end

Question 19

rostral

Answer 19

beak

closer to front

Question 20

occipital

Answer 20

closer to back

Question 21

bilateral

Answer 21

paired structures on both L and R sides of body

Question 22

Unilateral

Answer 22

unpaired structure on one side of body

Question 23

Ipsilateral

Answer 23

structures on the SAME side of body

Question 24

contra lateral

Answer 24

structures on OPPOSITE sides of the body

Question 25

POSITIONAL PREFIXES

Answer 25

ante- before, forward 
ec- out/ outside 
epi- above, upon 
extra- outside of 
in- in/into 
inter- between 
intra- within 
para- beside/near/ along the side of