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terms for describing body parts position
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09/28/2005
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Term
ANTERIOR (ventral) *



POSTERIOR (dorsal) *
 Definition
Toward or at the front of the body:In Front Of *


Toward or at the backside of the body: Behind *
Term
MEDIAL *


LATERAL *


INTERMEDIATE
 Definition
Toward or at the midline of the body:
INSIDE OF *

Away from the midline of the body;OUTSIDE OF *

In between a more mediate and more lateral stucture *
Term
SUPERIOR (cranial or cephalad) *



INFERIOR (caudal) *
 Definition
Towards the head end or upper part of a stucture or body. Above *


Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or body * Below.
Term
PROXIMAL *




DISTAL *
 Definition
Nearer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk *


Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk *
Term
SUPERFICIAL *



DEEP *
 Definition
Toward or at the body surface *



Away from the body surface; More Internal *
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