DIRECTIONAL TERMS

Question 1

anterior/ventral

Answer 1

front surface of body

Question 2

posterior/dorsal

Answer 2

back side of the body

Question 3

deep

Answer 3

away from the surface

Question 4

superficial

Answer 4

on the surface

Question 5

proximal

Answer 5

near the point of attachment to the trunk

Question 6

distal

Answer 6

far from the point of attachment to the trunk

Question 7

inferior

Answer 7

below another structure

Question 8

superior

Answer 8

above another structure

Question 9

medial

Answer 9

near the medial plane of the body

Question 10

lateral

Answer 10

the side

Question 11

anter/o

Answer 11

front, anterior

Question 12

caud/o

Answer 12

tail; lower part of body

Question 13

cephal/o

Answer 13

head

Question 14

dors/o

Answer 14

back (of body)

Question 15

later/o

Answer 15

side; lateral

Question 16

medi/o

Answer 16

middle; medial

Question 17

poster/o

Answer 17

back (of body); behind

Question 18

proxim/o

Answer 18

near; proximal

Question 19

ventr/o

Answer 19

belly side of body

Question 20

epi-

Answer 20

above, upon, on

Question 21

inter-

Answer 21

between

Question 22

intra-

Answer 22

within, into

Question 23

peri-

Answer 23

surrounding

Question 24

retro-

Answer 24

backward, behind

Question 25

sub-, infra-

Answer 25

below

Question 26

supra-

Answer 26

above, upper

Question 27

dorsal recumbent

Answer 27

lying on back with legs bent and feet flat

Question 28

fowler position

Answer 28

lying on back with head of bed raised 45 degrees

Question 29

lateral recumbent

Answer 29

lying on the side

Question 30

prone

Answer 30

lying face down

Question 31

supine

Answer 31

lying facing up

Question 32

coronal (frontal) plane

Answer 32

vertical plan dividing the body into anterior and posterior halves

Question 33

sagittal plane

Answer 33

vertical plane dividing the body into left and right halves

Question 34

transverse plane

Answer 34

horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower halves