Directional Terminology Assignment
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- Q1
Anatomical position is a person standing upright, with their palms facing backwards.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q2
This direction means above something else, going up towards the head:
Inferior
Lateral
Superior
Anterior
30s - Q3
This direction means below something else, going down towards the feet.
Inferior
Lateral
Posterior
Superior
30s - Q4
This direction means towards the front of the body.
Superior
Inferior
Anterior
Posterior
30s - Q5
This direction means towards the back of the body.
Superior
Posterior
Anterior
Inferior
30s - Q6
This term means towards the middle, or midline, of the body.
Medial
Posterior
Lateral
Anterior
30s - Q7
This term means towards the sides of the body, away from the midline or middle.
Medial
Lateral
Superior
Inferior
30s - Q8
The axial parts of the body includes the arms and legs (limbs)
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q9
The appendicular parts of the body are the head, neck and trunk (trunk means torso, which includes your back, abdomen or belly, and your chest.)
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q10
This term is the direction on the arms and legs going AWAY from the trunk or torso (back, belly and chest.) Such as your toes being far away from where your leg attaches to your hip.
lateral
medial
proximal
distal
30s - Q11
This term is the direction on the arms and legs going TOWARDS the trunk or torso (back, belly and chest.) For example, where your arm attaches to your shoulder.
distal
proximal
medial
lateral
30s - Q12
Supine means laying on your back, face up.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q13
Prone means laying on your belly, face down.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q14
This direction means towards the surface of your skin. Closer to the outside of your body.
Deep
Inferior
Superior
Superficial
30s - Q15
This direction means going towards the inside your body, away from the surface of your skin. Such as where your heart is.
Superficial
Superior
Deep
Inferior
30s