Ipsilateral vs Contralateral - Radiology In Plain English Ipsilateral refers to structures or features on the same side of the body In simpler terms, if you’re examining a patient’s left arm and notice something on their left side, you’re dealing with an ipsilateral observation
Anatomical terms of location - Wikipedia Standard anatomical terms of location are used to describe unambiguously the anatomy of humans and other animals The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position This position provides a definition of what is at the front ("anterior"), behind ("posterior") and so on As part of defining and describing terms, the body is described