Directional Medical Terminology

Front

What is the importance of directional terms in healthcare?

Back

To accurately communicate descriptive data

Front

What does the term "medial" refer to in anatomical terms?

Back

Toward the body's midline

Front

Which term describes a position away from the body's surface?

Back

Deep

Front

What is the term for lying horizontally facing upward?

Back

Supine

Front

What does the term "superior" mean in anatomical terms?

Back

Above

Front

What is the meaning of "ipsilateral"?

Back

The same side

Front

What does "unilateral" mean?

Back

One side

Front

Which movement involves turning the palm upward?

Back

Forearm supination

Front

Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?

Back

Frontal plane

Front

What is the term for rotating the shoulder inward?

Back

Shoulder medial rotation