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Toward the front or belly
The aorta is ventral to the vertebral column |
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Toward the back or spine
The vertebral column is dorsal to the aorta |
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Toward the ventral side
Sternum is anterior to the heart
Leads the way in normal locomotion |
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Toward the dorsal side
Esophagus is posterior to the trachea |
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Toward the head or superior end
Cephalic end of the embryonic neural tube develops into the brain |
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Toward the forehead or nose
Forebrain is rostral to the brainstem |
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Toward the tail or inferior end
Spinal cord is caudal to the brain |
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Above
Heart is superior to the diaphragm |
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Below
Liver is inferior to the diaphragm |
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towards middle
Heart is medial to the lungs |
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away from the midline
The eyes are lateral to the nose |
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closer to the point of attachment or origin
toward shoulder or hip |
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farther from the point of attachment or origin
fingernails are distal ends of the fingers |
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on the same side of the body
live is ipsilateral to the appendix |
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On opposite sides of the body
the spleen is contralateral to the liver |
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closer to the body surface
skin is superficial to the muscles |
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farther from the body surface
bones are deep to the muscles |
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