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Anatomical Terminology
Directions in Space and Movement
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
05/19/2009

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Term
Cranial
Definition
Toward the head.
Term
Superior
Definition
Upward with the body erect.
Term
Caudal
Definition
Toward the buttocks.
Term
Rostral
Definition
Toward the Mouth.
Term
Inferior
Definition
Downward with the body.
Term
Medial
Definition
Toward the middle.
Term
Lateral
Definition
Away from the middle.
Term
Medius
Definition
In the midline.
Term
Median
Definition
Within the median plane.
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Central
Definition
Toward the center of the body.
Term
Peripheral
Definition
Toward the surface of the body.
Term
Anterior
Definition
Toward the front.
Term
Ventral
Definition
Toward the abdomen.
Term
Posterior
Definition
Toward the back.
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Toward the back.
Term
Proximal
Definition
Toward the limb attachment.
Term
Distal
Definition
Away from the limb attachment.
Term
Flexion
Definition
Bending.
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Extension
Definition
Stretching.
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Abduction
Definition
Away from the body.
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Adduction
Definition
Toward the body.
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Rotation
Definition
Pivoting or rotary motion.
Term
Circumduction
Definition
Circular movement.
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