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Anatomical Direction
bio 115, body structure and function
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |