Medical Terminology - Relationships and Locations

Question 0

Inferior

Answer 0

1: situated below and closer to the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being—compare superior 1 2: situated in a more posterior or ventral position in the body of a quadruped—compare superior 2

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being —compare inferior 1 2: situated in a more anterior or dorsal position in the body of a quadruped—compare inferior 2

Question 2

Cranial

Answer 2

1: of or relating to the skull or cranium 2: cephalic

Question 3

Caudal

Answer 3

1: of, relating to, or being a tail 2: situated in or directed toward the hind part of the body

Question 4

Posterior

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: situated behind: as a: situated at or toward the hind part of the body : caudal b: dorsal—used of human anatomy in which the upright posture makes dorsal and caudal identical

For example, the popliteus is posterior to the patella

Question 5

Anterior

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1: relating to or situated near or toward the head or toward the part in headless animals most nearly corresponding to the head 2: situated toward the front of the body : ventral—used in human anatomy because of the upright posture of humans

for example, the toes are anterior to the heel

Question 6

Rostral

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1: of or relating to a rostrum 2: situated toward the oral or nasal region: as aof a part of the spinal cord : superior 1 bof a part of the brain : anterior or ventral

Question 7

Medial

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1: lying or extending in the middle; especially of a body part : lying or extending toward the median axis of the body 2: of or relating to the media of a blood vessel

For example, the nose is medial to the eyes

Question 8

Lateral

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: of or relating to the side; especially of a body part : lying at or extending toward the right or left side : lying away from the median axis of the body

Question 9

Proximal

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1 a: situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central point ; especially : located toward the center of the body —compare distal 1a b: of, relating to, or being the mesial and distal surfaces of a tooth 2: sensory rather than physical or social —compare distal 2

Question 10

Distal

Answer 10

situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point: as a: located away from the center of the body —compare proximal 1a b: located away from the mesial plane of the body—compare mesial 2 c: of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the following tooth counting from the middle of the front of the upper or lower jaw or that faces the back of the mouth in the case of the last tooth on each side—compare mesial 3, proximal 1b 2: physical or social rather than sensory—compare proximal 2

Question 11

Dorsal

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1 a: being or located near, on, or toward the upper surface of an animal (as a quadruped) opposite the lower or ventral surface b: being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of the human body 2chiefly British : thoracic

Question 12

Ventral

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1: of or relating to the belly : abdominal 2 a: being or located near, on, or toward the lower surface of an animal (as a quadruped) opposite the back or dorsal surface b: being or located near, on, or toward the front or anterior part of the human body

Question 13

Palmar

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: of, relating to, or involving the palm of the hand

Question 14

Plantar

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: of, relating to, or typical of the sole of the foot

Question 15

Volar

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: relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; specifically : located on the same side as the palm of the hand

Question 16

Superficial

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1: of, relating to, or located near the surface 2: lying on, not penetrating below, or affecting only the surface

Question 17

Intermediate

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: being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes

Question 18

Deep

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a: extending well inward from an outer surface <a> b (1): not located superficially within the body or one of its parts (2): resulting from or involving stimulation of deep structures 2: being below the level of the conscious</a>

Question 19

External

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1: capable of being perceived outwardly : bodily 2 a: situated at, on, or near the outside b: directed toward the outside : having an outside object c: used by applying to the outside 3 a (1): situated near or toward the surface of the body; also : situated away from the mesial plane

Question 20

Internal

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1: existing or situated within the limits or surface of something: as a: situated near the inside of the body b: situated on the side toward the midsagittal plane of the body

Question 21

Bilateral

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1: of, relating to, or affecting the right and left sides of the body or the right and left members of paired organs 2: having bilateral symmetry

Question 22

Unilateral

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: occurring on, performed on, or affecting one side of the body or one of its parts

Question 23

Ipsilateral

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: situated or appearing on or affecting the same side of the body—compare contralateral

Question 24

Contralateral

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: occurring on, affecting, or acting in conjunction with a part on the opposite side of the body —compare ipsilateral