Directional Terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
SUPERIOR | A PART THAT IS ABOVE ANOTHER PORTION; CLOSER TO THE HEAD |
INFERIOR | A PART THAT IS BELOW ANOTHER PORTION; CLOSER TO THE FEET |
ANTERIOR | TOWARD THE FRONT SURFACE |
POSTERIOR | TOWARD THE BACK |
VENTRAL | TOWARD THE FRONT |
DORSAL | TOWARD THE BACK |
MEDIAL | TOWARD OR NEARER THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY |
LATERAL | TOWARD OR NEARER THE SIDE OF THE BODY; AWAY FROM MIDLINE |
PROXIMAL | CLOSER TO THE PART OF ATTACHMENT; CLOSER TO THE TRUNK OF THE BODY |
DISTAL | A PART THAT IS FARTHER AWAY FROM A POINT OF ATTACHMENT. |
SUPERFICIAL | A PART THAT IS LOCATED ON OR NEAR THE SURFACE |
DEEP | A PART IS AWAY FROM THE SURFACE |
SUPINE | A POSITION OF LAYING FACE UP |
PRONE | A POSITION OF LAYING FACE DOWN |
AFFERENT | MOVING TOWARDS A STRUCTURE |
EFFERENT | MOVING AWAY FROM A STRUCTURE |
SAGITTAL | REFERS TO THE LENGTHWISE CUT THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT PORTIONS |
FRONTAL | DIVIDES THE BODY INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR PORTIONS |
TRANSVERSE | A CUT ACROSS THE BODY HORIZONTALLY TO DIVIDE IT INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PORTIONS |
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Mrs. Proffitt
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