speech anatomy

  1. Rostral
    toward the head
  2. Cephalic
    toward the head
  3. Cranial
    toward the head
  4. Caudal
    inferior (posterior [toward the tail] in animals.
  5. Lateral
    to the side
  6. Medial
    to the middle
  7. Ventral
    front
  8. Dorsal
    back
  9. Anterior
    front; in front of
  10. Posterior
    back; in back of
  11. Superior
    up; higher than
  12. Inferior
    down; lower than
  13. Sagittal
    middle
  14. external
    toward the outer surface
  15. internal
    toward the inner surface
  16. superficial
    toward the surface
  17. deep
    away from the surface
  18. peripheral
    toward the outward surface or part
  19. proximal
    near
  20. distal
    far
  21. anterolateral
    front and side
  22. posterolateral
    back and side
  23. ipsilateral
    same side
  24. contralateral
    different sides
  25. sagittal planes
    divide into right and left halves
  26. Median
    midsagittal
  27. Frontal or Coronal
    divide into front and back
  28. horizontal or Transverse
    divide into top and bottom
Author
akactors
ID
31610
Card Set
speech anatomy
Description
Anatomy orientation terms
Updated