Anatomical Directional Terms Flashcards by Brooke Graham

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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

A

Bottom of an organ

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Toward the front of the body

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Anterior

Q

Toward the back of the body

A

Posterior

Q

Closer to the head

A

Superior

Q

Closer to the feet

A

Inferior

Q

Closer to the head

A

Cranial

Q

Closer to the feet

A

Caudal

Q

Toward the body’s midline

A

Medial

Q

Away from the body’s midline

A

Lateral

Toward the surface of the skin

Superficial

Toward the inside of the body, internal to another structure

Deep

Closer to the point of attachment in a limb

Proximal

further from the point of attachment of the limb

Distal

Lying face down

Prone

Lying face up

Supine

Tip of an organ

Apex

Bottom of an organ

Base