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Anatom. Directions
Anatomical Terms and Directions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anterior | front of the body |
| Posterior | back of the body |
| Superior | something being higher (more towards the head) than something else |
| Inferior | something being closer to the ground than something else |
| Medial | something being closer to the midline than something else |
| Lateral | something this is further away from the midline |
| Proximal | structures on a limb that are closer to the attachment of that limb to the trunk of the body |
| Distal | structures on a limb that are further from the attachment of that limb to the trunk of the body |