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Anatomical Terminology
Directions in Space and Movement
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
05/19/2009
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Term
Cranial
 Definition
Toward the head.
Term
Superior
 Definition
Upward with the body erect.
Term
Caudal
 Definition
Toward the buttocks.
Term
Rostral
 Definition
Toward the Mouth.
Term
Inferior
 Definition
Downward with the body.
Term
Medial
 Definition
Toward the middle.
Term
Lateral
 Definition
Away from the middle.
Term
Medius
 Definition
In the midline.
Term
Median
 Definition
Within the median plane.
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Central
 Definition
Toward the center of the body.
Term
Peripheral
 Definition
Toward the surface of the body.
Term
Anterior
 Definition
Toward the front.
Term
Ventral
 Definition
Toward the abdomen.
Term
Posterior
 Definition
Toward the back.
Term
Dorsal
 Definition
Toward the back.
Term
Proximal
 Definition
Toward the limb attachment.
Term
Distal
 Definition
Away from the limb attachment.
Term
Flexion
 Definition
Bending.
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Extension
 Definition
Stretching.
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Abduction
 Definition
Away from the body.
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Adduction
 Definition
Toward the body.
Term
Rotation
 Definition
Pivoting or rotary motion.
Term
Circumduction
 Definition
Circular movement.
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