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WorksheetsAnatomy - Directional Terms
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 40mins
Lateral
Toward the midline
Toward the front / belly
Toward the sides
Toward the back
The hands are ____ to the feet.
superior
inferior
The knees are ____ to the waist.
superior
inferior
The knee is _____ to the thigh.
distal
proximal
medial
lateral
The heart is medial to the arm.
TRUE
FALSE
Close to the origin of a body part (point of attachment)
inferior
proximal
superior
distal
The elbow is _____ to the fingers
distal
proximal
The nose is ____ to the forehead
superior
inferior
Toward the head end is
superior
inferior
The arms are _____ to the chest
medial
lateral
The heart is ____ to the arm
lateral
medial
Away from the head end is
superior
inferior
The navel (belly button) is ______ to the head.
superior
inferior
Farther from the origin of a body part (point of attachment)
distal
proximal
medial
Away from midline
medial
lateral
Away from the head
Inferior
Superior
Closer to the trunk (main part of the body)
Proximal
Distal
Towards or at the midline of the body on the inner side of
Proximal
Medial
Away from the middle of the body on the outer side of
Lateral
Medial
Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Proximal
Intermediate
Lateral
Medial
Further from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Distal
Proximal
The elbow is _____ to the fingers
distal
proximal
The navel (belly button) is ______ to the ankles
superior
inferior
Farther from the origin of a body part (point of attachment)
distal
medial
superior
inferior
Complete the statement:
Point B is __________ to point E, but __________to point A
Inferior, superior
proximal, distal
superior, inferior
Medial, medial
Complete the statement:
Point A is ____________ to point E.
Distal
Inferior
Complete the statement:
A is _________ to B.
Medial
Distal
Proximal
Lateral
Describe point E compared to point B.
Distal
Superior
Medial
Lateral
Complete the statement:
Point B is ___________to point E.
Lateral
Inferior
Superior
Medial
Point A is the most _____________ point in the image.
Inferior
Lateral
Medial
Superior
Below another part of the body
superior
inferior
distal
proximal
Above another part of the body
superior
inferior
distal
proximal
Away from point of attachment
superior
inferior
distal
proximal
Close to point of attachment
superior
inferior
distal
proximal
The hands are ____ to the feet.
superior
inferior
The knees are ____ to the waist.
superior
inferior
The arm is medial to the sternum (red part).
TRUE
FALSE
Toward midline
inferior
superior
medial
lateral
Toward a side of the body
medial
lateral
The wrist is ___ to the elbow.
proximal
distal
The lungs are __ to the heart.
superior
lateral
medial
inferior
The stomach is ____ to the lungs.
superior
medial
lateral
inferior
The heart is ____ to the liver.
superior
inferior
lateral
medial
Which letter indicates superior?
F
H
C
G
Which letter indicates proximal?
H
G
C
E
Which letter indicates medial?
A
B
F
E
Which letter indicates lateral?
F
E
A
G
Which letter indicates inferior?
D
E
A
B
Which letter indicates distal?
D
B
F
A
The ears are ___ to the nose.
lateral
medial
proximal
distal
