DIRECTIONAL TERMS Flashcards
etymology of superior
L. higher
etymology of inferior
L. lower
etymology of cephalic
G. kephale, head
etymology of caudal
L. cauda, a tail
etymology of anterior
L. before
etymology of posterior
L. posterus, following
etymology of ventral
L. ventr-, belly
etymology of dorsal
L. dorsum, back
etymology of proximal
L. proximus, nearest
etymology of distal
L. di- plus sto, to stand apart or to be distant
etymology of lateral
L. latus, side
etymology of medial
L. medialis, middle
etymology of superficial
L. superficialis, toward the surface
etymology of deep
O.E. deop, deep
toward the right side of the body
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right
toward the left side of the body
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left
structure above another
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superior
structure below another
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inferior
closer to the head than another structure
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cephalic
closer to the tail than another structure
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caudal
the front of the body
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anterior
the back of the body
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posterior
toward the belly
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ventral
toward the back
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dorsal
closer to the point of attachment to the body than another structure
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proximal
farther from the point of attachment to the body than another structure
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distal
away from the midline of the body
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lateral
towards the midline of the body
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medial
toward or on the surface
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superficial
away from the surface, internal
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deep
