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Directional Terms
Directional Terms as related to the body
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
08/25/2009

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Term
Ventral
Definition
Toward the Front
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Toward the Back
Term
Superior
Definition
Above
Term
Inferior
Definition
Below
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Medial
Definition
Toward the middle
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Lateral
Definition
Toward the Outside
Term
Proximal
Definition
Toward the Body- Extremities
Term
Distal
Definition
Away From the Body- Extremities
Term
Deep
Definition
Further from the surface
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Superficial
Definition
Closer to the surface
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Rostral
Definition
Toward the front of the face
Term
Caudal
Definition
Toward the back of the head
Term
Sagittal Plane
Definition
devides the body into left and right portions
Term
frontal (coronal) plane
Definition
divides the body into front and rear portions
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Transverse (horizontal) Plane
Definition
divides the body into top and bottom portions
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