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Human Body

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Dorsal   belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part  
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Ventral   nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism  
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Distal   situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone  
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Proximal   situated nearest to point of attachment or origin  
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Anterior   of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body  
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Posterior   at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates  
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Inferior   lower than a given reference point  
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Superior   toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above  
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Longitudinal   Lengthwise; along the long axis  
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Cross-sectional   horizontal plane or trans/verse, a section formed by a plane cutting through an object  
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