Relative Positions Flashcards
superior
a body part is above another part is closer to the head. (The thoracic cavity is —– to the abdominopelvic cavity.)
inferior
a body part is below another body part or is towards the feet. (The neck is —– to the head.)
anterior
towards the front ( The eyes are —- to the brain.)
posterior
opposite of anterior; it means towards the back (The pharynx is —- to the oral cavity).
medial
refers to an imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves. a body part is —- if it closer to the lune than another part (The nose is —- to the eyes)
lateral
towards the side with respect to the imaginary midline (the ears are lateral to the eyes)
bilateral
refers to paired structure, one of which is on each side (The lungs are —-).
ipsilateral
refers to structures on the same side (the right lung and the right kidney are —-).
contralateral
refers to structures on the opposite side (a patient with a fractured right leg would have to bear weight on the —–, in this case, left-lower limb)
proximal
describes a body part that is close to a point of attachment to the truck than another body part (The elbow is —- to the wrist).
distal
the opposite of proximal. a particular body part is further from the attachment to the trunk than another body part.)the fingers are —- to the wrist). —- may also refer to another reference point, such as decreased blood flow – to occlusion of a coronary artery.
superficial
situated near the surface (the epidermis is the —- layer of the skin.)
peripheral
outward or near the surface, it describes the location of certain blood vessels and nerves ( the nerves that branch from the brain and spinal cord are —- nerves)
deep
describes parts that are more internal than superficial parts ( the dermis is the — layer of the skin).
