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Directions & Positions

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Name:
Designates:
Superior   structure closer to the head  
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Inferior   structure closer to feet  
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Cranial   structure closer to the head (when referring to a structure on the trunk of the body)  
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Caudal   structure closer to the sacrum (when referring to a structure on the trunk of the body)  
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Posterior   structure towards the back of the body  
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Anterior   structure towards the front of the body  
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Medial   structure closer to the midline (center) of the body  
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Lateral   structure further from the midline of the body  
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Distal   structure further from the trunk or midline  
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Proximal   structure closer to the trunk or midline  
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Superficial   structure closer to body's surface  
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Deep   structure deeper in the body  
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