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What directional term refers to the upper part of the body?
What directional term refers to the upper part of the body?
Which term describes a position towards the back of the body?
Which term describes a position towards the back of the body?
What does the term 'ventral' refer to in anatomical language?
What does the term 'ventral' refer to in anatomical language?
Which directional term means 'away from the point of attachment'?
Which directional term means 'away from the point of attachment'?
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Anatomical Directional Terms
- The directional term that refers to the upper part of the body is superior.
- The term that describes a position towards the back of the body is dorsal.
- In anatomical language, the term 'ventral' refers to the belly or front side of the body.
- The directional term that means 'away from the point of attachment' is distal.
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Test your knowledge of directional terms in anatomy with this quiz. Identify and define terms such as left, right, lateral, medial, anterior, posterior, superior, inferior, dorsal, and ventral to enhance your understanding of anatomical positioning.
