Directional Terms

Question 0

Posterior

Answer 0

in back of: toward the back surface

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

in front of; toward the back surface

Question 2

dorsal

Answer 2

At the back side of the human body

Question 3

ventral

Answer 3

At the belly side of the human body

Question 4

superior

Answer 4

closer to the head

Question 5

Inferior

Answer 5

closer to the feet

Question 6

Cranial

cephalic

Answer 6

At the head end

Question 7

Caudal

Answer 7

At the rear or tail end

Question 8

Rostral

Answer 8

Toward the nose or mouth

Question 9

Medial

Answer 9

Toward the mid-line of the body

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

Away from the mid-line of the body

Question 11

Deep

Answer 11

On the inside, internal to another structure

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

On the outside

Question 13

Proximal

Answer 13

closest to point of attachment to trunk

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

furthest from point of attachment to trunk

Question 15

abdominal

Answer 15

region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bone

Question 16

Antebrachial

Answer 16

forearm ( the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)

Question 17

Antecubital

Answer 17

Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region

Question 18

Auricular

Answer 18

visible surface structures of he ear

Question 19

Axillary

Answer 19

armpit

Question 20

Brachial

Answer 20

Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)

Question 21

Buccal

Answer 21

cheek

Question 22

calcaneal

Answer 22

heel of the foot

Question 23

carpal

Answer 23

wrist

Question 24

cephalic

Answer 24

head

Question 25

cervical

Answer 25

neck

Question 26

coxal

Answer 26

hip

Question 27

cranial

Answer 27

skull

Question 28

crural

Answer 28

leg (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle

Question 29

Deltoid

Answer 29

shoulder

Question 30

Digital

Answer 30

Fingers or toes (also called Phalangeal)

Question 31

Dorsal

Answer 31

back

Question 32

Dorsum

Answer 32

back

Question 33

Facial

Answer 33

face

Question 34

Femoral

Answer 34

Thigh

Question 35

Fibular

Answer 35

lateral aspect of the leg

Question 36

Frontal

Answer 36

forehead

Question 37

Gluteal

Answer 37

Buttock

Question 38

Hallux

Answer 38

great toe

Question 39

Inguinal

Answer 39

Groin (sometimes used to indicate the cease or junction of the thigh with the trunk)

Question 40

Lumbar

Answer 40

Relating to the loins, or the inferior part of the back, between the ribs and pelvis

Question 41

Mammary

Answer 41

breast

Question 42

manus

Answer 42

hand

Question 43

mental

Answer 43

chin

Question 44

nasal

Answer 44

nose

Question 45

occipital

Answer 45

posterior aspect of the head

Question 46

olecranial

Answer 46

posterior aspect of the elbow

Question 47

oral

Answer 47

mouth

Question 48

orbital

Answer 48

eye

Question 49

palmar

Answer 49

palm (anterior surface of the hand)

Question 50

Patellar

Answer 50

kneecap

Question 51

Pectoral

Answer 51

chest

Question 52

pelvic

Answer 52

pelvis

Question 53

Perineal

Answer 53

diamond-shaped region between the legs that contain the anus and external reproductive organs

Question 54

Pes

Answer 54

foot

Question 55

plantar

Answer 55

sole of the foot

Question 56

Pollex

Answer 56

thumb

Question 57

popliteal

Answer 57

area posterior to the knee

Question 58

pubic

Answer 58

anterior region of the pelvis

Question 59

radial

Answer 59

lateral (thumb side) aspect of the forearm

Question 60

Sacral

Answer 60

posterior region between the hip bones

Question 61

scapular

Answer 61

shoulder blade

Question 62

sternal

Answer 62

anterior middle region of the thorax

Question 63

sural

Answer 63

calf (posterior part of the leg)

Question 64

tarsal

Answer 64

ankle, root of the foot

Question 65

thoracic

Answer 65

chest or thorax

Question 66

tibial

Answer 66

medial aspect of leg

Question 67

ulnar

Answer 67

medial aspect of the forearm

Question 68

umbilical

Answer 68

naval

Question 69

vertebral

Answer 69

spinal column