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Body Orientation an Direction
Language of Anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/10/2009

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Superior/Inferior
Definition

above/below:

The head is superior to the feet which are anterior

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Anterior/Posterior
Definition

front/back:

the spine posterior to heart;

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Medial/Lateral
Definition
toward the middle/away from the midline or median plane: the ear is lateral to the nose
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Cephalad (cranial)/caudal
Definition
toward the head/toward the tail
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Dorsal/Ventral
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backside/belly side
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Proximal/Distal
Definition
nearer to the trunk of attachment/farther from the trunk or point of attachment
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Superficial (external)/Deep (internal)
Definition
toward or at the body surface/away from the body surface
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