Directional Terms Flashcards

1
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Superior

A

Toward the head, upper part of the structure

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2
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Inferior

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Away from the head, lower part of the structure

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3
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Anterior

A

Nearer to the front of the body

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4
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Posterior

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Nearer to the back of the body

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5
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medial

A

Nearer to the midline

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6
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lateral

A

Farther away from the midline

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7
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proximal

A

Nearer to the attachment to a limb on the trunk, nearer to an origination of a structure.

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8
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superficial

A

Toward or on the surface of the body.

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9
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distal

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Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk. Farther from an origination of a structure.

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10
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deep

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Away from the surface of a body.

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