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Worksheet of directional terms used in anatomy and medicine.

Type your answers into the boxes and then check your answers.
1. The tibia is to the fibula. Check MEDIAL
2. The radius is to the ulna. Check LATERAL
3. The atlas is to the axis. Check SUPERIOR
4. L1 is to L2. Check SUPERIOR
5. The lungs are to the heart. Check LATERAL
6. The heart is to the lungs. Check MEDIAL
7. The third digit is to digit 2 and 4. Check INTERMEDIATE
8. The carpals are to the bones of the antebrachium. Check DISTAL
9. The thyroid cartilage is to the cricoid cartilage. Check SUPERIOR
10. The hepatic flexure of the large intestines is to the splenic flexure. Check CONTRALATERAL
11. The kidneys are to the aorta. Check LATERAL
12. The trachea is to the esophagus. Check ANTERIOR
13. The elbow is to the shoulder. Check DISTAL
14. The elbow is to the wrist. Check PROXIMAL
15. The metatarsals are to the tarsals. Check DISTAL
16. The prostate gland is to the urinary bladder. Check INFERIOR
17. The epidermis is to the dermis. Check SUPERFICIAL
18. The adrenal glands are to the kidneys. Check SUPERIOR
19. The palatine process of the maxilla is to the nasal cavity. Check INFERIOR
20. The gall bladder and liver are . Check IPSILATERAL
21. The liver and the spleen are . Check CONTRALATERAL
22. The cecum is  to the appendix are .Check CONTRALATERAL
23. The cecum is to the sigmoid colon. Check PROXIMAL
24. The duodenum is to the jejunum. Check PROXIMAL
25. The stomach is to the esophagus (two possibilities). Check DISTAL (LESS APPROPRIATE = INFERIOR)
26. The nasal cavity is to the nasopharynx (two possibilities). Check ANTERIOR
27. The axillary artery is to the brachial artery. Check PROXIMAL
28. The mandible is to the maxilla. Check INFERIOR
29. The femur is to the tibia. Check PROXIMAL
30. The heart is to the esophagus. Check ANTERIOR