Title: Identify body directions.
Course: Medical Terminology (14154-II) > Section: Understanding Body Structure and Organization

Identification should include

- describing how body directions indicate the relative location of sections of the body or of an organ, through the use of pairs of contrasting terms
- describing, drawing, and naming body directions.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Which pairs of terms describe opposite directions?
- How could a misunderstanding of anatomic directional terminology impact patient care?