Directional Terms* Flashcards
1
Q
What does superior (cranial) mean?
A
Towards the head/below
2
Q
What does inferior (caudal) mean?
A
Away from head/below
3
Q
What does anterior (ventral) mean?
A
Front of the body
4
Q
What does posterior (dorsal) mean?
A
Behind the body
5
Q
What does medial mean?
A
Towards midline of the body
6
Q
What does lateral mean?
A
Away from the midline of the body
7
Q
What does proximal mean?
A
Close to the body origin
8
Q
What does distal mean?
A
Away from the body origin
9
Q
What does superficial mean?
A
Towards the body surface
10
Q
What does deep mean?
A
Away from body surface
