Directional Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Toward the head end or upper part of body
A
Superior or cranial
2
Q
Away from head or toward lower part of body
A
Inferior or caudal
3
Q
Toward or at the front of the body
A
Anterior or ventral
4
Q
Toward the backside of body
A
Posterior or dorsal
5
Q
Toward midline of body
A
Medial
6
Q
Away from midline of body
A
Lateral
7
Q
Close to the origin of the body part or point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
A
Proximal
8
Q
Farther from Irgun of a body part or point of attachment of a limb to the body
A
Distal
9
Q
At body surface
A
Superficial
10
Q
Internally
A
Deep
