Localisation Terms (appendix)

Question 1

4 parts based on animals

Answer 1

Rostral: front part
Caudal: back part (tail)
Dorsal: spine (top)
Ventral: belly (bottom)

Question 2

Brain slices

Answer 2

Coronal: front to back: hand on ear

Sagittal/longitudinal: side to side: hand vertically on nose

Axial/horizontal: top to bottom: hand horizontal on nose

Question 3

Voorzetsels (4 terms)

Answer 3

Anterior: in front of

Posterior: behind

Superior: above

Inferior: below

Question 4

Distance (2 terms)

Answer 4

Proximal: located close by

Distal: located far away

Question 5

Position from middle (2 terms)

Answer 5

Lateral; towards side away from middle

Medial: towards middle away from side

Question 6

Side of the body (two terms)

Answer 6

Ipsilateral: same side of the body ( sound)

Contralateral: opposite side of the body (almost all)