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Directional Terms
Term | Definition |
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Anterior | front; before |
Ventral | belly side |
Posterior/Dorsal | back; behind |
Cranial/Cephalic | head |
Superior | above; higher level; toward head |
Caudal | tail;coccyx |
Inferior | below; lower level |
Medial | toward the body's longitudinal axis; toward the midsagittal plane |
Lateral | away from the body's longitudinal axis; away from the midsagittal plane |
Proximal | toward an attached base |
Distal | away from an attached base |
Superficial | at; near; close to body surface |
Deep | farther from the body surface |