A&P_Directional Terms

What term means "toward the MIDLINE of the body?

• Medial 
• Lateral
• Intermediate
• Ipsilateral

What term means AWAY from the midline of the body?

• Medial
• Lateral
• Contralateral
• Ipsilateral

The hands are ____ to the feet.

• superior

• inferior

• superficial

• deep

The knees are ____ to the waist.

• superior

• inferior

• posterior

• anterior

The heel is ___ to the toes.

• anterior

• deep

• posterior

• intermediate

The heart is medial to the arm.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The liver is deep to the skin.

• TRUE

• FALSE

close to the origin of a body part (point of attachment)

• inferior

• proximal

• dorsal

• distal

the elbow is _____ to the fingers

• distal

• superficial

• deep

• proximal