WorksheetsDirectional Terminology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
describes a position above or higher than another part of the body proper.
Anterior
Posterior
Superior
Inferior
describes a position closer to the surface of the body.
Distal
Medial
Lateral
Superficial
It describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.
Inferior
Proximal
Superior
Anterior
It describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body.
Medial
Lateral
Anterior
Superior
Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body.
Posterior
Anterior
Superior
Inferior
It describes a position below or lower than another part of the body
Superior
Anterior
Inferior
posterior
It describes the side or direction toward the side of the body.
Medial
Superficial
Lateral
Deep
It describes a position farther from the surface of the body
Superficial
Deep
Proximal
Distal
My toes are _________________ to my femur
proximal
distal
My heart is ______________ to my spinal cord.
Posterior
Anterior
inferior
superior
My lungs are ______________ to my small intestine.
posterior
anterior
inferior
superior
#1
midsagittal
transverse
frontal
sagittal
Anterior
away from midline
in front
behind
below
Inferior
in front
above
below
behind
The blue plane represents the:
Medial plane
Dorsal plane
Transverse plane
