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ANTR 350
Terms for Spatial Orientation
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
01/28/2013

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Term
Superior (cranial)
Definition
nearer to head or toward the head
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Inferior (Caudal)
Definition
Nearer the feet
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Anterior (Ventral)
Definition
Nearer the front (belly) before
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Posterior (Dorsal)
Definition
Nearer to the back. Behind
Term
Medial
Definition
nearer the median plane
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Lateral
Definition
Farther from the median plane
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Proximal
Definition
nearer to the trunk
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Distal
Definition
farther from the trunk
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Central
Definition
nearer or towards the center
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Peripheral
Definition
farther from the center
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Orad
Definition
in the direction of the mouth
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Aborad
Definition
in the direction away from the mouth
(Normal)
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superficial
Definition
nearer or on the surface
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deep
Definition
farther from the surface
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