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Terms for direction of body

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name for front   anterior  
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another name for front   ventral  
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name for back   posterior  
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another name for back   dorsal  
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name for top   superior  
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another name for superior   cranial  
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name for bottom   inferior  
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another name for inferior   caudal  
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name for closer to the madsagittal plane   medial  
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name for further away from the midsagital plane   lateral  
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name for closer to the orgin of a structure or the othe root of limb (shoulder/hip)   proximal  
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name for further form the orgin of a structure or to the root of a limb   distal  
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name for closer to or on the surface of the body (external   superficial  
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name for further form the surface of the bosy internal   deep  
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