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Chapter 2 - Positional and Directional Terms
Medical Terminology - The Language of Medicine
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Nursing
01/13/2011
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Term
anterior (ventral)
 Definition
front of the body
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posterior (dorsal)
 Definition
back of the body
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deep
 Definition
away from the surface of the body
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superficial
 Definition
on the surface of the body
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distal
 Definition
far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
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proximal
 Definition
near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure
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inferior
 Definition
below another structure
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superior
 Definition
above another structure
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lateral
 Definition
pertaining to the side
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medial
 Definition
pertaining to the middle
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prone
 Definition
Lying on the belly
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supine
 Definition
lying on the back