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Anatomical dircetion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anterior/Ventral | Frontside Surface |
| Posterior/Dorsal | Backside Surface |
| Cranial/Cephalic | The Head |
| Caucdal | Tail |
| Inferior | Below; at lower level |
| Superior | Above; at higher level |
| Medial | Middle of body |
| Lateral | Away from body left side/ Right side |
| Distal | Away from attached base; finger are distal from wrist. |
| Proxmial | Towards an attached base; thigh is proxmial to foot. |
| Sperficial | Near or close to the body surface;skin is superficial to underlying structure. |
| Deep | Further from body surface; the bone in the thigh is deep tot the surronding skeletal muscles. |
| visceral | Outter Covering |
| Parietal | Relating to the Parietal bone |
| Ipsilateral | On or affecting the same side of the body |
| Bilateral | Having or formed on two sides |
| contralateral | Taking place or originating in a corresponding part on an opposite side |