Directional Terms Quiz

Use directional terms to complete the following sentence: The wrist is ____________________ to the hand.

• Proximal

• Distal

• Lateral

• Medial

Use directional terms to complete the following sentence: The heart is ____________________ to the spine.

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Lateral

• Inferior

Use directional terms to complete the following sentence: The pelvis is ____________________ to the chest.

• Inferior

• Superior

• Anterior

• Posterior

Use directional terms to complete the following sentence: The nose is ____________________ to the cheekbones.

• Medial

• Lateral

• Inferior

• Superior

Use directional terms to complete the following sentence: The ankle is ____________________ to the knee.

• Distal

• Proximal

• Lateral

• Medial

Identify the three planes of the body and use directional terms to describe how each plane divides the body.

• Sagittal, Frontal, Transverse

• Coronal, Horizontal, Vertical

• Axial, Coronal, Sagittal

• Transverse, Oblique, Longitudinal

Use directional terms to complete the following sentence: The wrist is _______ to the hand.

• proximal

• distal

• anterior

• posterior

Use directional terms to complete the following sentence: The ears are _______ to the nose.

• lateral

• medial

• inferior

• superior

Use directional terms to complete the following sentence: The brain is _______ to the spinal cord.

• superior

• inferior

• anterior

• posterior

Use directional terms to complete the following sentence: The pelvis is _______ to the chest.

• inferior

• superior

• anterior

• posterior