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directional terms
directional words in anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
08/28/2011

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superior
Definition
above or higher in position
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cranial
Definition
relating to the skull or head; toward the head
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inferior
Definition
below or lower in position
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rostral
Definition
relating to the nose and mouth region; toward the face
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caudal
Definition
relating to the tail
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anterior
Definition
nearer to or at the front of the body
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posterior
Definition
nearer to or at the back of the body
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ventral
Definition
relating to the belly side of the body; toward the belly
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dorsal
Definition
relating to the back side of the body; toward the back
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medial
Definition
nearer to the midline
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lateral
Definition
farther from the midline
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intermediate
Definition
between two structures
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ipsilateral
Definition
on the same side of the midline
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contralateral
Definition
on the opposite side of the midline
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proximal
Definition
nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk
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distal
Definition
farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk
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superficial
Definition
toward or on the surface of the body
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deep
Definition
away from the surface of the body
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external
Definition
toward the outside of a structure
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internal
Definition
toward the inside of a structure
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