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laterality
(lat″әr-alīĭ-te)
a tendency to use preferentially in voluntary motor acts the parts along one side of the body, such as the ear, eye, hand,
or leg; see also dextrality, sinistrality, and handedness.
crossed laterality
the preferential use of contralateral members of the different pairs of organs in voluntary motor acts, such as use of the
right eye and left hand.
dominant laterality
the preferential use of members of the different pairs of organs on just one side of the body for voluntary motor acts; preference
for the right side is called dextrality and that for the left side is called sinistrality.
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