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Bio 100
Body planes and Orientation- opposites
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proximal PRAWK-sih-mal | closer in to the center (proximal and approximate come from the same word and mean close) |
| distal DIH-stal | farther away from the center (distal and distant come from the same word and mean far) |
| lateral LA-ter-al | out to the side (think of a quarterback lateraling a football to a running back) |
| medial MEE-dee-al | toward the middle (like the median of a highway) |
| ventral/antral/anterior VEN-tral/AN-tral/an-TIH-ree-or | the front (the word ventral means "stomach") |
| dorsal/posterior DOR-sal/pohs-TEER-ee-or | the back (a dorsal fin on a shark is on its back) |
| cranial KRAY-nee-al | toward the top |
| caudal KOW-dal | toward the bottom (from latin, for tail) |
| superior soo-PIH-ree-or | above |
| inferior in-FIH-ree-or | below |