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WorksheetsAnatomical Directional Terms Test Correction
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 15mins
Correctly label the directional terms.
Superior
Inferior
Posterior
Anterior
Proximal
Distal
Lateral
Medial
Right
Left
What does "Superior" mean?
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Toward or at the backside of the body; behind
Which term means "a position away from the midline of the body"?
Medial
Lateral
Proximal
Distal
What does "Proximal" mean?
Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Toward or at the body surface
Away from the body surface; more internal
Which term means "toward or at the body surface"?
Deep
Superficial
Intermediate
Distal
What does "Inferior" mean?
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Toward or at the backside of the body; behind
Which term means "closer to the midline of the body"?
Medial
Lateral
Proximal
Distal
What does "Distal" mean?
Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Toward or at the body surface
Away from the body surface; more internal
Which term means "toward the front of the body"?
Anterior
Posterior
Superior
Inferior
What does "Posterior" mean?
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Toward or at the backside of the body; behind
Which term means "farther from the surface of the body"?
Superficial
Deep
Intermediate
Proximal
