directional terms Flashcards
(35 cards)
1
Q
caudad
A
2
Q
cephalad
A
3
Q
lateral
A
4
Q
medial
A
5
Q
bilateral
A
6
Q
unilateral
A
7
Q
mediolateral
A
8
Q
distal
A
further away
9
Q
proximal
A
closer
10
Q
inferior
A
above
11
Q
superior
A
below
12
Q
caudal
A
toward the feet
13
Q
cephalic
A
toward the head
14
Q
anterior
A
to the front
15
Q
posterior
A
to the back
16
Q
dorsal
A
17
Q
ventral
A
18
Q
anteroposterior
A
19
Q
posteroanterior
A
20
Q
supine p. 76
A
21
Q
prone
A
22
Q
homeostasis
A
23
Q
transverse plane
A
24
Q
coronal plane
A
25
midsagittal plane
26
ant
27
AP
anterior posterior (looking from above/straight down on body)
28
inf
inferior
29
lat
lateral
30
med
medial
31
PA
posteroanterior
32
LLQ
lower left quandrant
33
RUQ
right upper quadrant
34
RLQ
right left quadrant
35
sagittal plane
