Directional Terms

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Total cards: 22•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

Back (Answer)

Towards the head or forward end of the body

Front (Question)

Aspect

Back (Answer)

Area

Front (Question)

Caudal

Back (Answer)

Toward the tail

Front (Question)

Cranial

Back (Answer)

Toward the head

Front (Question)

Deep

Back (Answer)

Extending far down from the top/surface

Front (Question)

Distal

Back (Answer)

Away from the center of the body

Front (Question)

Dorsal

Back (Answer)

Along the back area

Front (Question)

Frontal

Back (Answer)

Across an area dividing it into Dorsal (back) and Ventral (front) section

Front (Question)

Lateral

Back (Answer)

Side of the body, towards the outside

#10

Front (Question)

Medial

Back (Answer)

Inside the body, towards the inside

#11

Front (Question)

Median

Back (Answer)

Pertaining to the middle

#12

Front (Question)

Palmar

Back (Answer)

Bottom of the front feel

#13

Front (Question)

Planter

Back (Answer)

Bottom of the back feet

#14

Front (Question)

Posterior

Back (Answer)

Towards the rear end of the body

#15

Front (Question)

Proximal

Back (Answer)

Closer to the center of the body

#16

Front (Question)

Recumbency

Back (Answer)

Laying in position

#17

Front (Question)

Recumbent

Back (Answer)

Lying

#18

Front (Question)

Rostral

Back (Answer)

Towards the nose

#19

Front (Question)

Sagittal

Back (Answer)

Front-back, parallel to the median

#20

Front (Question)

Superficial

Back (Answer)

At/on/near the surface

#21

Front (Question)

Transverse

Back (Answer)

Across an area dividing it into cranial and caudal sections

#22

Front (Question)

Ventral

Back (Answer)

Along the abdomen/belly area