speech anatomy

Rostral

toward the head
Cephalic

toward the head
Cranial

toward the head
Caudal

inferior (posterior [toward the tail] in animals.
Lateral

to the side
Medial

to the middle
Ventral

front
Dorsal

back
Anterior

front; in front of
Posterior

back; in back of
Superior

up; higher than
Inferior

down; lower than
Sagittal

middle
external

toward the outer surface
internal

toward the inner surface
superficial

toward the surface
deep

away from the surface
peripheral

toward the outward surface or part
proximal

near
distal

far
anterolateral

front and side
posterolateral

back and side
ipsilateral

same side
contralateral

different sides
sagittal planes

divide into right and left halves
Median

midsagittal
Frontal or Coronal

divide into front and back
horizontal or Transverse

divide into top and bottom

Author

akactors

ID

31610

Card Set

speech anatomy

Description

Anatomy orientation terms

Updated

2010-09-13T23:26:46Z

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