Directional Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Superior
A
Toward the head, upper part of the structure
2
Q
Inferior
A
Away from the head, lower part of the structure
3
Q
Anterior
A
Nearer to the front of the body
4
Q
Posterior
A
Nearer to the back of the body
5
Q
medial
A
Nearer to the midline
6
Q
lateral
A
Farther away from the midline
7
Q
proximal
A
Nearer to the attachment to a limb on the trunk, nearer to an origination of a structure.
8
Q
superficial
A
Toward or on the surface of the body.
9
Q
distal
A
Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk. Farther from an origination of a structure.
10
Q
deep
A
Away from the surface of a body.
