Location Terms

Question 1

What does bilateral mean?

Answer 1

Present on both sides

Question 2

What does unilateral mean?

Answer 2

Present on one side

Question 3

What does afferent mean?

Answer 3

Conducting towards a particular structure

Question 4

What does efferent mean?

Answer 4

Conducting away from a particular structure

Question 5

What does invagination mean?

Answer 5

An inward bulging of the wall of the cavity

Question 6

What does evagination mean?

Answer 6

An outward bulging of the wall of the cavity

Question 7

What does internal mean?

Answer 7

Towards or in the interior of an organ or cavity

Question 8

What does external mean?

Answer 8

Towards or on the exterior of an organ or cavity

Question 9

What does superficial mean?

Answer 9

Nearer to the surface

Question 10

What does deep mean?

Answer 10

Further from the surface

Question 11

What does distil mean?

Answer 11

Further from the joint

Question 12

What does lateral mean?

Answer 12

Away from the midline

Question 13

What does superior mean?

Answer 13

Above

Question 14

What does posterior mean?

Answer 14

Behind

Question 15

What does regional mean?

Answer 15

Different sections of the body eg upper/ lower limbs

Question 16

What does medial mean?

Answer 16

Towards midline

Question 17

What does anterior mean?

Answer 17

In front

Question 18

What does proximal mean?

Answer 18

Closer to the joint

Question 19

What is plantar flexion?

Answer 19

Toes down

Question 20

What is dorsiflexion?

Answer 20

Toes up

Question 21

What is dorsal?

Answer 21

Back of the body