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Anatomic relationship terms
Anatomic relationship terms
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Undergraduate 3
09/01/2014

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anterior(ventral)
Definition
refers to forward or front part of body or forward part of an organ
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posterior(dorsal)
Definition
refers to back part of body or organ (note, however, that the superior surface of the foot is referred to as the dorsal surface)
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caudad
Definition
refers to parts away from the head of the body
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cephaidad
Definition
refers to parts toward the head of the body
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interior
Definition
refers to nearer the feet or situated below
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superior
Definition
refers to nearer the head or situated above
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central
Definition
refers to middle area or main part of an organ
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peripheral
Definition
refers to parts at or near the surface, edge, or outside of another body part
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contralateral
Definition
refers to part or parts on the opposite side of the body
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ipsilateral
Definition
refers to part or parts on the same side of the body
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lateral
Definition
refers to parts away from the median plane of body or away from the middle of another body part to the right or left
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medial
Definition
refers to parts toward the median plane of body or toward the middle of another body part
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deep
Definition
refers to parts far from the surface
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superficial
Definition
refers to parts near the skin or surface
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distal
Definition
refers to parts farthest from the point of attachment, point of reference, origin, or beginning; away from center of body
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proximal
Definition
refers to parts nearer the point of attachment, point of reference, origin, or beginning, toward the center of body
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external
Definition
refers to parts outside an origin or on the outside of body
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internal
Definition
refers to parts within or on the inside of an organ
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parietal
Definition
refers to the wall or lining of a body cavity
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visceral
Definition
refers to the covering of an organ
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dorsum
Definition
refers to the top or anterior surface of the foot or to the back or posterior surface of the hand
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palmar
Definition
refers to the palm of the hand
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plantar
Definition
refers to the sole of the foot
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