Directional Terms

Question 1

Inferior

Answer 1

Towards lower part of body

Question 2

Anterior

Answer 2

Front of body

Question 3

Posterior

Answer 3

Back of body

Question 4

Medial

Answer 4

Near midline of body

Question 5

Lateral

Answer 5

Further from midline of body

Question 6

Intermediate

Answer 6

Between 2 structures

Question 7

Ipsilateral

Answer 7

On same side of body as another structure.

Question 8

Contralateral

Answer 8

On opposite sides of body from another structure

Question 9

Proximal

Answer 9

Nearer to the attachment of a limb (closer to trunk)

Question 10

Distal

Answer 10

Further from attachment of a limb (further from trunk)

Question 11

Superficial

Answer 11

(External) Toward or on the surface of the body. (Ribs superficial to lungs)

Question 12

Deep

Answer 12

Internal

Question 13

Midsagittal plane

Answer 13

Cuts body into equal left and right sides

Question 14

Parasagittal plane

Answer 14

Divides body/organ into unequal left and right sides

Question 15

Frontal

Answer 15

Divides body into anterior and posterior portions

Question 16

Transverse plane

Answer 16

Divides body into superior and inferior portions

Question 17

Oblique plane

Answer 17

Passes through body in any other angle than 90’

Question 18

Superior

Answer 18

Towards upper part of body