Directional/Positional Terms

"oma" means

• tumor

• disease

• inflammation

• conditioning of cell

Which of the following terms means "inflammation of a joint?"

• Apnea

• Hemiplegia

• Arthritis

• Paralysis

Anterior means __________.

• at the side of the body or body part.

• the part nearest to the center.

• at or toward the front of the body or body part.

• at or toward the back of the body or body part.

TRUE or FALSE?

Posterior is toward the front of the body.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE?

Distal refers to the part of the body furthest from the center.

• TRUE

• FALSE

This image represents the ________ body plane.

• transverse

• midsagittal

• coronal

• dorsal

This image represents the ________plane.

• transverse

• midsagittal

• coronal

• ventral

This image represents the ________ plane.

• midsagittal

• transverse

• coronal

• proximal

Directional terms within this plane are...

• proximal and distal

• superior and inferior

• anterior and posterior

• medial and lateral

Directional terms within this plane are...

• superior and inferior

• medial and lateral

• proximal and distal

• anterior and superior