Directional Terms
Term to Description
Description to Term
Region Relationships
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100

The term describing a region that is far away from the reference point

What is Distal?

100

The pectoral region. 

What is the chest?

100

The foot

What is the pedal region?

100

The abdominal region is ______________ to the lumbar region.

What is anterior?

100

Describes the location of a cut on the skin.

What is superficial?

200

A term used to describe a body region which is close to the middle.

What is medial.

200

The phanlanges region. 

What is the fingers/toes?

200

The upper and middle back region.

What is the thoracic region?

200

The phalanges is ______________ compared to the brachial region.

What is distal?

200

Your shoulder is ______________ to your fingers.

What is proximal?

300

Below, beneath, lower than.

What is inferior?


300

The gluteal region.

What is the buttocks?

300

The point of the neck region.

What is the cervical region?

300

The pectoral region on the right side compared to the pelvic region on the right side is described as: ______.

What is ipsilateral?

300

Describes the position of your left hand compared to your right hand.

What is contralateral?

400

The surface that is also referred to as the back of something.

What is posterior?

400

The cephalic region. 

What is the head?

400

The upper portion of the arm.

What is the brachial region?

400

The orbital region of the face is ____________ to the frontal region of the face.

What is inferior?

400

The sacral region compared to the pelvic region.

What is posterior?

500

A reference term which indicates a body region is away from the midline.

What is lateral?
500

The popliteal region.

What is the back of the knee?

500

Region of the thigh.

What is the femoral region?

500

Describes the position of your belly button.

What is medial?

500

Describes your arms compared to your belly.

What is lateral?