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13 Cards in this Set
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Superior |
Toward the head, or upper part of a structure. |
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Inferior |
Away from the head, or the lower part of a structure. |
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Anterior |
Nearer to or at the front of the body |
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Posterior |
Nearer to or at the back of the body. |
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Medial |
Nearer to the midline (an imaginary vertical line that divides the body into equal right and left sides) |
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Lateral |
Farther from the midline |
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Intermediate |
Between two structures. |
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Ipsilateral |
On the same side of the body as another structure. |
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Contralateral |
On the opposite side of the body from another structure. |
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Proximal |
Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to the origination of a structure. |
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Distal |
Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the origination of a structure. |
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Superficial |
Toward or on the surface of the body. |
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Deep (Internal) |
Away from the surface of the body. |
