unit 2 - orientation/directional

Question 1

toward the head, above

Answer 1

superior

Question 2

away from the head, below, towards lower end

Answer 2

inferior

Question 3

toward the front

Answer 3

anterior

Question 4

toward the back/behind

Answer 4

posterior

Question 5

toward the belly/bottom

Answer 5

ventral

Question 6

toward the back

Answer 6

dorsal

Question 7

toward the tail

Answer 7

caudal

Question 8

toward the front (beak)

Answer 8

rostral

Question 9

away from the midline of the body, on the outer side

Answer 9

lateral

Question 10

toward the midline of the body, on the inner side

Answer 10

medial

Question 11

closer to the origin or point of attachment of a limb

Answer 11

proximal

Question 12

farther from the origin or point of attachment of a limb

Answer 12

distal

Question 13

external, towards the outside

Answer 13

superficial

Question 14

internal, toward the center, away from the surface

Answer 14

deep

Question 15

same side

Answer 15

ipsilateral

Question 16

opposite sides

Answer 16

contralateral

Question 17

divided the body into right and left sides

Answer 17

sagittal/medial

Question 18

divides the body into superior and inferior; top to bottom

Answer 18

transverse/horizontal

Question 19

diagonal plane

Answer 19

oblique

Question 20

divides the body into anterior and posterior; front to back

Answer 20

frontal/coronal