Ch 2 Directional Terms Flashcards by Skye Walker | Brainscape

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Superior or cephalic

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more toward the head or above another structure

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inferior or caudal

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more toward the feet or below another structure

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Anterior or ventral

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more toward the front or belly side of the body

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posterior or dorsal

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more toward the back or spinal cord side of the body

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Medial

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more towards middle or midline of the body

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lateral

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more toward side of the body

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Proximal

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nearer to point of attachment to the body

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Distal

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farther away from point of attachment to the body

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Apex

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tip or summit of an organ

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base

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bottom or lower part of an organ

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Superficial

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more towards surface of the body

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deep

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further away from surface of body

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supine

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lying horizontally facing upward

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prone

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lying horizontally facing downward

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