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Medical Terminology Ch.2
Positional and Directional terms
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Undergraduate 1
04/19/2012
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anterior (ventral)
 Definition
Front surface of the body
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Posterior (dorsal)
 Definition
Back side of the body
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Deep
 Definition
Away from the surface
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Superficial
 Definition
On the surface
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Proximal
 Definition
Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of the stucture
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Distal
 Definition
Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
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Inferior
 Definition
Below another structure
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Superior
 Definition
Above another structure
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Medial
 Definition
Pertaining to the middle
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Lateral
 Definition
Pertaining to the side
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Supine
 Definition
Lying on the back
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Prone
 Definition
Lying on the belly
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