Directional Terms Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
Q
Anter
A
Front or front half
2
Q
Caud
A
Tail, downward
3
Q
Cephal
A
Head, upward
4
Q
Dist
A
Away, from the point of attachment to the body
5
Q
Dors
A
Back or back half
6
Q
Infer
A
Below
7
Q
Later
A
Side or further from midline
8
Q
Medi
A
Middle, center or midline
9
Q
Poster
A
Back, behind
10
Q
Proxim
A
Near, the point of attachment to the body
11
Q
Super
A
Above
12
Q
Ventr
A
Belly
13
Q
Caudad
A
Toward the tail
14
Q
Cephalad
A
Toward the head
15
Q
Lateral
A
Pertaining to a side
16
Q
Medial
A
Pertaining to the middle
17
Q
Unilateral
A
Pertaining to one side only
18
Q
Bilateral
A
Pertaining to both sides
19
Q
Mediolateral
A
Pertaining to the middle and the side
20
Q
Distal
A
Pertaining to away
21
Q
Proximal
A
Pertaining to near
22
Q
Inferior
A
Pertaining to below
23
Q
Superior
A
Pertaining to above
24
Q
Caudal
A
Pertaining to the tail
25
Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
26
Anterior
Pertaining to the front
27
Posterior
Pertaining to the back
28
Dorsal
Pertaining to the back
29
Ventral
Pertaining to the belly
30
Anteroposterior
Pertaining to the front and back
31
Posteroanterior
Pertaining to the back and front
