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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Toward the surface of the body, | Superficial, |
| Away from the surface of the body, | Deep (Internal), |
| Movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts, | Abduction, |
| Movement toward the median plane of the body, | Adduction, |
| Pertaining to the mid line of the body or structure, | Medial, |
| Pertaining to a side, | Lateral, |
| Near the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or a structure, | Proximal, |
| Farther from the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or a structure, | Distal, |
| Near the front of the body, | Anterior (Ventral), |
| Near the back ofthe body, | Posterior (Dorsal), |
| Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity, | Parietal, |
| Pertaining to the cover of an organ, | Visceral, |
| Lying horizontal with face downward, or denoting the hand with palms turned downward, | Prone, |
| Lying on the back with the face upward, or denoting the postion of the hand or foot with the palm or foot facing upward, | Supine, |
| Turning inward or inside out, | Inversion, |
| Turning outward, | Eversion, |
| Inside, | Internal, |
| Outside, | External, |
| Above, | Superior, |
| Below, | Inferior, |