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Directional terms
SLHS neuro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Superior | toward the top |
| Superficial | toward the surface |
| External | toward the surface |
| medial | toward the midline (medial, median) |
| Proximal | toward the point of attachment |
| dorsal (brain) | top of head (superior) |
| Dorsal (body) | toward the backbone from the neck down (posterior) |
| Rostral | Towards the nose |
| Central | Toward the center |
| Afferent | Conducting inward or toward the central nervous system, sensory |
| Ipsi- | same |
| inferior | toward the bottom |
| Deep | away from the surface |
| Internal | away from the surface |
| lateral | away from the midline; toward the side |
| Distal | away from point of attachment |
| Ventral (brain) | bottom of head (inferior) |
| Ventral (body) | toward the belly from the neck down (anterior) |
| Caudal | toward the tail |
| Peripheral | away from the center |
| Efferent | conducting outward or away from the central nervous system; motor |
| contra- | opposite |
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