Directional Terms Chapter 4 Medical Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. turning outward
  2. 6. away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure
  3. 7. toward the surface of the body (external)
  4. 9. movement away from the midsagittal plane of the body or one of its parts
  5. 10. pertaining to a side
  6. 12. pertaining to the sole of the foot
  7. 13. nearer to the center or to the point of attachment to the body
  8. 14. toward the head or upper portion of a structure
  9. 16. back of the body
  10. 17. movement toward the midsagittal plane of the body
  11. 18. away from the surface of the body (internal)
Down
  1. 2. lying horizontally on the back face up
  2. 3. further from the center or from the point of attachment to the body
  3. 4. pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs
  4. 5. pertaining to the midline of the body or structure
  5. 8. pertaining to the palm of the hand
  6. 9. front of the body
  7. 11. turning inward or inside out
  8. 15. lying on the abdomen, face down
  9. 16. pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity