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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 |