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Directional terms
Antomy chpt 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| superior | toward the head (cephalic/ cranial |
| Inferior (caudal) | bellow; at a lower level, toward the feet |
| anterior | toward the front |
| another word for anterior | ventral |
| another word for ventral | anterior |
| posterior | towards the back/ behind |
| another word for posterior | dorsal |
| another word for dorsal | posterior |
| proximal | toward an attached base/ toward the body |
| distal | away from the body |
| lateral | longitudinal axis of body/ away from the mid line |
| medial | toward the midline |
| caudal | toward the tail |
| another way to say towards the tail | caudal |
| ipsilateral | on the same side |
| contralateral | on the other side |
| superficial | towards the surface |
| deep | toward the interior of body |
| prone | laying down, face down, palms on floor |
| supine | face up, pollex out |