FHL: anatomical directional terms
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14 Terms
Medial is…
Medial is towards the midline or middle of the body
Lateral is…
Lateral is towards the side of the body
Superior is…
Superior is above/towards the head
Inferior is…
Inferior is below/away from the head
Anterior is…
Anterior is front/toward the front of the body
Posterior is…
Posterior is back/towards the back of the body
What is the term when it’s toward the trunk/near the origin?
Proximal
What is the term when it’s away from the trunk/far from the origin?
Distal
What is the term whine it’s closer to the surface of the body?
Superficial
Deep is…
Deep is away from the surface of the body.
What is the term when it’s involving one side of the body?
Unilateral
What is the term when it is involving both sides of the body?
Bilateral
What is the term when it is on the same side of the body?
Ipsilateral
What is the term when it is on the opposite side of the body
Contralateral