Positional and Directional Terms

Question 1

anterior (ant)

Answer 1

pertaining to the front

Question 2

ventral

Answer 2

pertaining to the belly side

Question 3

posterior (pos)

Answer 3

pertaining to the back

Question 4

dorsal

Answer 4

pertaining to the back of the body

Question 5

superior (sup)

Answer 5

pertaining to upward

Question 6

cephalad

Answer 6

pertaining toward the head

Question 7

inferior (inf)

Answer 7

pertaining to downward

Question 8

caudad

Answer 8

Toward the tail

Question 9

medial

Answer 9

pertaining to the middle (midline)

Question 10

lateral (lat)

Answer 10

pertaining to the side

Question 11

ipsilateral

Answer 11

pertaining to the same side

Question 12

contralateral

Answer 12

pertaining to the opposite side

Question 13

unilateral

Answer 13

pertaining to one side

Question 14

bilateral

Answer 14

pertaining to two sides

Question 15

superficial (external)

Answer 15

on the surface of the belly

Question 16

deep (internal)

Answer 16

away from the surface of the body

Question 17

proximal

Answer 17

pertaining to near the origin

Question 18

distal

Answer 18

pertaining to far from the origin

Question 19

dextrad

Answer 19

toward the right

Question 20

sinistrad

Answer 20

toward the left

Question 21

afferent

Answer 21

pertaining to carrying toward a structure

Question 22

efferent

Answer 22

pertaining to carrying away from a structure

Question 23

supine

Answer 23

lying on one’s back

Question 24

prone

Answer 24

lying on one’s belly