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Med Term I Chap 2 Postional & Directional Terms
Postional & Directional Terms
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Undergraduate 1
09/03/2010

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Term
prone
Definition
laying on the belly
Term
supine
Definition
laying on the back
Term
lateral
Definition
pertaining to the side
Term
medial
Definition

pertaining to middle or nearer the medial

plane of the body

Term
superior
Definition

above another structure

 

(opposite of inferior)

Term
inferior
Definition

below another structure

 

(opposite of superior)

Term
distal
Definition

far from the point of attachment

to the trunk or far from teh beginning

of a structure

 

(Opposite of proximal)

Term
proximal
Definition

Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure

 

 

(opposite of distal)

Term
superficial
Definition

on the surface

(opposite deep)

Term
deep
Definition

away from the surface

 

(opposite superficial)

Term
posterior (dorsal)
Definition

the back side of the body

(opposite anterior)

Term
anterior (ventral)
Definition

front surface of body

 

(opposite posterior)

Term
ventral (anterior)
Definition
pertaining to the front
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