Directional Terms AP1 Lab #1

Deep

• Above
• Below
• Toward Surface
• Toward Core

Dorsal

• Toward the Back
• Toward the Front
• Toward the Trunk
• Away from the Trunk

Ventral

• Toward the Back
• Toward the Front
• Toward the Trunk
• Away from the Trunk

Proximal

• Toward the Back
• Toward the Front
• Toward the Trunk
• Away from the Trunk

Lateral

• Toward Middle
• Toward Side
• Toward Front
• Toward Back

Further away from the point of attachment 

• Proximal 
• Superior 
• Distal 
• Ipsilateral 

My nose is ______________ to my shoulders

• inferior
• superior

My ear is more _____________ than my nose

• Medial 
• lateral

My heart is ______________ to my spinal cord.

• Posterior
• Anterior
• inferior
• superior

Which of the following best describes anatomical position?

• Erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
• erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards
• laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
• laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards