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Directional Term I

Directional Terminology: Vocabulary and Definitions

Question	Answer
Toward surface of body	Superficial
To the innermost part of the body	Deep
Toward the head	Superior
Toward the feet	Inferior
Away from the median plane of the body	Abduction
Toward the median plane of the body	Adduction
More toward the midline of the body	Medial
More toward the side of the body	Lateral
Closest to the attachment of the trunk	Proximal
Farest away from the attachment of the trunk	Distal
Front of a biped	Anterior
Back of a biped	Posterior
Front of a quadraped	Ventral
Back of a quadraped	Dorsal
Outer wall of a body cavity	Parietal
The covering of an organ	Visceral
Lying face down	Prone
Ling on your back	Supine
Going inward in the body	Inversion
Going outward in the body	Eversion
On the same side	Ipsilateral
On different sides	Contralateral
The head. Superior in biped. Anterior in quadruped	Cranial
The head. Superior in biped. Anterior in quadruped	Cephalad
The tail. Inferior in biped. Posterior in quadruped	Caudal
The tail. Inferior in biped. Posterior in quadruped	Caudate
Between two structures	Intermediate
Big toe	Hallux
Thumb	Pollex

Created by: A. Stephens on 2009-09-21

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Directional Term I

Directional Terminology: Vocabulary and Definitions