Directional Terms

Question 1

caudad

Answer 1

toward the tail (or inferior portion of the trunk; downward)

Question 2

cephalad

Answer 2

toward the head (upward)

Question 3

lateral

Answer 3

pertaining to the side

Question 4

medial

Answer 4

pertaining to the middle

Question 5

unilateral

Answer 5

pertaining to one side only

Question 6

mediolateral

Answer 6

pertaining to the middle and to the side

Question 6

bilateral

Answer 6

pertaining to two sides

Question 7

distal

Answer 7

pertaining to away (from the attachment of a body part)

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)

Question 9

inferior

Answer 9

pertaining to below

Question 10

superior

Answer 10

pertaining to above

Question 11

caudal

Answer 11

pertaining to the tail (synonymous with inferior)

Question 11

cephalic

Answer 11

pertaining to the head

Question 12

anterior

Answer 12

pertaining to the front

Question 13

posterior

Answer 13

pertaining to the back

Question 13

ventral

Answer 13

pertaining to the belly (front)

Question 13

dorsal

Answer 13

pertaining to the back

Question 14

anteroposterior

Answer 14

pertaining to the front and to the back

Question 15

posteroanterior

Answer 15

pertaining to the back and to the front