Directional Terms (definitions only)

Which term means closer to the head ?

• superficial

• inferior

• superior

• anterior

• posterior

Which term means closer to the feet?

• superficial

• inferior

• superior

• anterior

• posterior

Which term means closer to the external surface of the body?

• superficial

• inferior

• superior

• anterior

• posterior

Which term means closer to the midsaggital plane of the body?

• lateral

• anterior

• distal

• medial

• superficial

Which term is the opposite of posterior?

• superior

• anterior

• inferior

• distal

• lateral

Which term means closer to the back side of the body?

• posterior

• proximal

• anterior

• medial

• deep

Which term means further from the external surface?

• posterior

• deep

• distal

• lateral

• anterior

Which term is the opposite of lateral?

• anterior

• medial

• posterior

• superficial

• proximal

Which term means further from where that limb joins the body?

• inferior

• distal

• proximal

• lateral

• anterior

Which term means further from the midsagittal plane of the body?

• proximal

• posterior

• superficial

• lateral

• deep