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Directional Terms

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Total cards: 19•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Superior

Back (Answer)

Above

#2
Front (Question)

Inferior

Back (Answer)

Below

#3
Front (Question)

Anterior

Back (Answer)

Front of the body

#4
Front (Question)

Posterior

Back (Answer)

Back of the body

#5
Front (Question)

Medial

Back (Answer)

Toward the midline

#6
Front (Question)

Lateral

Back (Answer)

Away from the midline

#7
Front (Question)

Cephalad

Back (Answer)

Toward the head

#8
Front (Question)

Caudal

Back (Answer)

Toward the tail

#9
Front (Question)

Ventral

Back (Answer)

Belly side

#10
Front (Question)

Dorsal

Back (Answer)

Backside

#11
Front (Question)

Proximal

Back (Answer)

Nearer to the trunk of the body

#12
Front (Question)

Distal

Back (Answer)

Away from the point of attachment

#13
Front (Question)

Superficial

Back (Answer)

Near the surface

#14
Front (Question)

Deep

Back (Answer)

Away from the surface

#15
Front (Question)

Median ( midsagittal) plane

Back (Answer)

Cuts the body into left and right planes

#16
Front (Question)

Frontal ( coronal) plane

Back (Answer)

Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions

#17
Front (Question)

Transverse plane

Back (Answer)

Divides the body into superior and inferior parts

#18
Front (Question)

Dorsal body cavity

Back (Answer)

Cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

#19
Front (Question)

Ventral body cavity

Back (Answer)

Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities