w1 - directional terms Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
Q
anterior
A
towards the front
2
Q
towards the front
A
anterior
3
Q
posterior
A
towards the back
4
Q
towards the back
A
posterior
5
Q
medial
A
towards the midline
6
Q
towards the midline
A
medial
7
Q
lateral
A
away from the midline
8
Q
away from the midline
A
lateral
9
Q
superior
A
towards the head
10
Q
towards the head
A
superior
11
Q
inferior
A
towards the tail
12
Q
towards the tail
A
inferior
13
Q
palmer
A
front of hand
14
Q
front of hand
A
palmer
15
Q
dorsal
A
back of hand
16
Q
back of hand
A
dorsal
17
Q
plantar
A
bottom of foot
18
Q
bottom of foot
A
dorsal
19
Q
proximal
A
towards the chest
20
Q
towards the chest
A
proximal
21
Q
distal
A
away from the chest
22
Q
away from the chest
A
distal
23
Q
superficial
A
towards the body’s surface
24
Q
towards the body’s surface
A
superficial
25
deep
away from the body's surface
26
away from the body's surface
deep
27
supine
laying face up
28
laying face up
supine
29
prone
laying face down
30
laying face down
prone
31
ipsilateral side
side with affected limb
32
side with affected limb
ipsilateral side
33
contralateral side
opposing side with unaffected limb
34
opposing side with unaffected limb
contralateral side
