Directional Terms

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

Toward the head

Back (Answer)

Superior

Front (Question)

Away from the head

Back (Answer)

Inferior

Front (Question)

Toward the front

Back (Answer)

Front (Question)

Toward the back

Back (Answer)

Posterior

Front (Question)

Toward the midline

Back (Answer)

Medial

Front (Question)

Away from the midline

Back (Answer)

Lateral

Front (Question)

Nearest the axial skeleton, usually used for limbs

Back (Answer)

Proximal

Front (Question)

Farthest from axial skeleton

Back (Answer)

Distal

Front (Question)

Outer, closer to surface

Back (Answer)

External

#10

Front (Question)

Inner

Back (Answer)

Internal

#11

Front (Question)

External to that which it acts upon

Back (Answer)

Extrinsic

#12

Front (Question)

Internal to that which it acts upon

Back (Answer)

Intrinsic

#13

Front (Question)

Inner surface of the cranial vault

Back (Answer)

Endocranial

#14

Front (Question)

Outer surface of the cranial vault

Back (Answer)

Ectocranial

#15

Front (Question)

Closer to the surface

Back (Answer)

Superficial

#16

Front (Question)

Far from the surface

Back (Answer)

Deep

#17

Front (Question)

Just below the skin

Back (Answer)

Subcutaneous

#18

Front (Question)

Palm side of hand

Back (Answer)

Palmar

#19

Front (Question)

Sole of foot

Back (Answer)

Plantar

#20

Front (Question)

The “hollow” of hand or foot

Back (Answer)

Volar

#21

Front (Question)

Top of foot, back of hand

Back (Answer)

Dorsal

#22

Front (Question)

The ____ boundary of the parietal bone is the sagittal suture

Back (Answer)

Superior

#23

Front (Question)

The ____ surface of the calcaneus is the part of the bone that rests nearest to or touches the ground

Back (Answer)

Inferior

#24

Front (Question)

The sternum is _____ to the vertebral column

Back (Answer)