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Superior (cranial or cephalad) |
toward the head end or upper part of a structure of the body; above |
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Inferior (caudal) |
Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure part of a body; bleow |
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Ventral (anterior) |
Toward or at the front of the body; in front of the body; in front of |
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Dorsal (posterior) |
Toward or at the backside of the body; behind |
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Medial |
Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of |
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Proximal |
Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
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Distal |
Farther away from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk. |
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Superficial (external) |
Toward or at the body surface |
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Deep (internal) |
Away from the body surface; more internal |
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Plane that divides the body into left and right |
Median or Sagittal plane |
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Plane that divides the body into front and back |
Frontal (coronal) plane |
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Plane that divides the body into top and bottom |
Transverse plane |
