Anatomical Directional Terms Flashcards

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Posterior

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Toward the back of the body

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Anterior

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Toward the front of the body

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Superior

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Closer to the head

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Inferior

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Closer to the feet

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Cranial

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Closer to the head

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Caudal

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Closer to the feet

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Medial

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Toward the body’s midline

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Lateral

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Away from the body’s midline

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Superficial

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Toward the surface of the skin

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Deep

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Toward the inside of the body, internal to another structure

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Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment in a limb

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Distal

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further from the point of attachment of the limb

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Prone

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Lying face down

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Supine

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Lying face up

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Apex

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Tip of an organ

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Base

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Bottom of an organ

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Toward the front of the body

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Anterior

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Toward the back of the body

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Posterior

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Closer to the head

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Superior

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Closer to the feet

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Inferior

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Closer to the head

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Cranial

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Closer to the feet

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Caudal

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Toward the body’s midline

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Medial

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Away from the body’s midline

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Lateral

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Toward the surface of the skin

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Superficial

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Toward the inside of the body, internal to another structure

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Deep

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Closer to the point of attachment in a limb

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Proximal

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further from the point of attachment of the limb

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Distal

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Lying face down

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Prone

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Lying face up

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Supine

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Tip of an organ

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Apex

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Bottom of an organ

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Base