Anatomical Positions
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| SUPERIOR | Above
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| INFERIOR | Below
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| ANTERIOR | Front or in front
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| POSTERIOR | Back or back of
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| MEDIAL | Midline towards centre
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| LATERAL | Side or away from midline
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| PROXIMAL | Nearest to a point of origin/nearer to the trunk
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| DISTAL | Furthest from a point of origin/further from the trunk
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| SUPERFICIAL | Nearer to the skin or body surface
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| DEEP | Away from surface/further under the skin
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| VENTRAL | Front
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| DORSAL | Back
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| CORTEX | Outer region e.g. of kidney
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| MEDULLA | Inner region e.g. of kidney
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| PERIPHERAL | Relating to the outer surface or circumference
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| PLANTAR | Referring to sole of a foot
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| PALMAR | Referring to palm of a hand
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| SAGITTAL | Lengthwise (vertically) from front to back
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| FRONTAL OR CORONAL | Lengthwise (vertically) form side to side dividing body into ventral and dorsal sections
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| HORIZONTAL/AXIAL/ TRANSVERSE | Divides body across into upper and lower parts
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| CRANIAL/CEPHALAD | Head or towards the head/ upper section
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| CAUDAL OR CAUDAD | Tail or towards tail/lower section
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| BILATERAL | Both sides
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| UNILATERAL | One side
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| IPSILATERAL | On the same side
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| CONTRALATERAL | On the opposite side
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| PRONE | Body lying face down
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| SUPINE | Body lying face up
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