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Directional Terms
Directional Terms - MSC 124 Mastellone
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
02/17/2012
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Term
Superior
(cephalic or cranial)
 Definition
Toward the head
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Inferior
(caudal)
 Definition
Away from the head
Term
Anterior
(ventral)
 Definition
Nearer to/ at the front
Term
Posterior
(dorsal)
 Definition
Nearer to/ at the back
Term
Medial
 Definition
Toward the Midline
Term
Lateral
 Definition
Away from the Midline
Term
Intermediate
 Definition
Between two structures
Term
Ipsilateral
 Definition
On the same side as another structure
Term
Contralateral
 Definition
On the opposite side of the body from another structure
Term
Proximal
 Definition
Nearer to where a limb is attached to the trunk
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Distal
 Definition
Farther from where a limb is attached to the trunk
Term
Superficial
 Definition
Toward the surface
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Deep
 Definition
Away from the surface
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