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Anatomical Direction
bio 115, body structure and function
Question | Answer |
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Superior | Toward the head |
Inferior | Toward the feet |
Anterior | front |
Posterior | back |
Medial | toward the midline of the body |
lateral | toward the side of the body or away from the midline |
Proximal | toward or nearest the trunk of the body |
distal | away from or farthest from the trunk or the point of origin of the body. |
superficial | nearer to the surface |
deep | farther away from the body surface |