Directional Terms

Question 1

Toward the head

Answer 1

Superior

Question 2

Away from the head

Answer 2

Inferior

Question 3

Toward the front

Answer 3

Anterior

Question 4

Toward the back

Answer 4

Posterior

Question 5

Toward the midline

Answer 5

Medial

Question 6

Away from the midline

Answer 6

Lateral

Question 7

Nearest the axial skeleton, usually used for limbs

Answer 7

Proximal

Question 8

Farthest from axial skeleton

Answer 8

Distal

Question 9

Outer, closer to surface

Answer 9

External

Question 10

Inner

Answer 10

Internal

Question 11

External to that which it acts upon

Answer 11

Extrinsic

Question 12

Internal to that which it acts upon

Answer 12

Intrinsic

Question 13

Inner surface of the cranial vault

Answer 13

Endocranial

Question 14

Outer surface of the cranial vault

Answer 14

Ectocranial

Question 15

Closer to the surface

Answer 15

Superficial

Question 16

Far from the surface

Answer 16

Deep

Question 17

Just below the skin

Answer 17

Subcutaneous

Question 18

Palm side of hand

Answer 18

Palmar

Question 19

Sole of foot

Answer 19

Plantar

Question 20

The “hollow” of hand or foot

Answer 20

Volar

Question 21

Top of foot, back of hand

Answer 21

Dorsal

Question 22

The ____ boundary of the parietal bone is the sagittal suture

Answer 22

Superior

Question 23

The ____ surface of the calcaneus is the part of the bone that rests nearest to or touches the ground

Answer 23

Inferior

Question 24

The sternum is _____ to the vertebral column

Answer 24

Anterior

Question 25

The occipital bone is on the ____ (and inferior) end of the skull

Answer 25

Posterior

Question 26

The sternum is ____ to the adjacent distal ribs

Answer 26

Medial

Question 27

The thumb occupies a _____ position relative to the little finger in standard anatomical position

Answer 27

Lateral

Question 28

The _____ end of the humerus is the end toward the shoulder

Answer 28

Proximal

Question 29

The _____ end of the terminal foot phalanx fits into the front end of a shoe

Answer 29

Distal

Question 30

The rib cage is _____ to the lungs and heart

Answer 30

External

Question 31

The _____ surface of the parietal is marked by a set of grooves made by blood vessels that lie external to the brain

Answer 31

Internal

Question 32

Flexor pollicis longus, a muscle that flexes the thumb, is considered an _____ hand muscle because the belly of the muscle us found deep in the forearm, not in the hand itself

Answer 32

Extrinsic

Question 33

Flexor pollicis brevis, another muscle that flexes the thumb is considered _____ hand muscle because the muscle is located entirely in the hand

Answer 33

Intrinsic

Question 34

The brain fills the _____ cavity

Answer 34

Endocranial

Question 35

The temporal line is on the _____ surface of the parietal

Answer 35

Ectocranial

Question 36

The ribs are _____ compared to the heart

Answer 36

Superficial

Question 37

The dentine core of a tooth is _____ to the enamel

Answer 37

Deep

Question 38

The anteromedial surface of the tibia is _____

Answer 38

Subcutaneous

Question 39

The _____ digits bear fingertips

Answer 39

Palmar

Question 40

The _____ surface of the foot contacts the ground during the normal walking

Answer 40

Plantar

Question 41

_____ is synonymous with palmar and plantar

Answer 41

Volar

Question 42

The _____ surfaces of the hands and feet often bear hair

Answer 42

Dorsal

Question 43

Toward the midline of the dental arch where the central incisors contact each other, this point falls on the sagittal (midline) plane

Answer 43

Mesial

Question 44

The anterior face of the molar and premolar crowns and the medial face of the canines and incisors are the _____ surfaces

Answer 44

Mesial

Question 45

Away from the midline point of the dental arch where the central incisors contact each other

Answer 45

Distal

Question 46

The _____ half of a premolar is the posterior half of tooth

Answer 46

Distal

Question 47

The ____ surface of the canine tooth touches the distal surface of the second incisor, while the distal surface of the canine tooth touches the mesial surface of the first premolar

Answer 47

Mesial

Question 48

Toward the tongue

Answer 48

Lingual

Question 49

The ____ surfaces of the tooth crowns are usually hidden from the view when a person smiles

Answer 49

Lingual

Question 50

Away from the tongue, visible when someone smiles

Answer 50

Buccal/Labial

Question 51

Along the toothrow

Answer 51

Mesiodistal axis (MD)

Question 52

Perpendicular to mesiodistal

Answer 52

Buccolingual (BL) axis

Question 53

Mesiodistal (MD)

Answer 53

Tooth length

Question 54

Buccolingual (BL)

Answer 54

Tooth "breadth"

Question 55

Chewing surface of the tooth

Answer 55

Occulusal

Question 56

At or around the neck of the tooth

Answer 56

Cervical

Question 57

Toward the tip, apex of the root

Answer 57

Apical