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Orientation and Directional Terms
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- 1SUPERIOR (cranial)- toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
- e.g. the head is superior to the abdomen - 2INFERIOR (caudal)-away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
- e.g. the navel is inferior to the chin
- 3ANTERIOR (ventral)- toward or at the front of the body; in front of
- e.g. the breastbone is anterior to the spine - 4POSTERIOR (dorsal)- toward or at the back of the body; behind
- e.g. the heart is posterior to the breastbone - 5MEDIAL- toward or at the mid line of the body; on the inner side of
- e.g. the heart is median to the arm - 6LATERAL- away from the mid line of the body; on the inner side of
- e.g. the arms are lateral to the chest - 7PROXIMAL- closer to the origin of the body part of the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
- e.g. the elbow is proximal to the wrist - 8DISTAL- farther from the origin of a body part of the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
- e.g. the knee is distal to the thigh - 9SUPERFICIAL (external)- toward or at the body surface
- e.g. the skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles - 10DEEP (internal)- away from the body surface; more internal
- e.g. the lungs are deep to the skin - 11IPSILATERAL- on the same side
- e.g. the right hand and right foot are ipsilateral - 12CONTRALATERAL- on opposite sides
- e.g. the right hand and left foot are contralateral
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