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Superior   Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; ABOVE  
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Inferior   Away from the head and or toward the lower part of a structure for the body; below Example: the navel is inferior to the breastbone  
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Posterior   toward or at the backside of the body; behind Example the heart is posterior to the breastbone  
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Anterior   toward or at the front of the body; in front of Example the breastbone is anterior to the spine  
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Medial   toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of Example the heart is medial to the arm  
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Lateral   away from the middle of the body; on the outer side of Example the arms are lateral to the chest  
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proximal   Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk Example the elbow is proximal to the wrist meaning that the elbow is closer to the shoulder or attachment point of the arm then the rest is  
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Distal   farther from the origin of the body or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk Example the knee is distal to the thigh  
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Superficial   toward or at the body surface Example the skin is superficial to the skeleton  
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Deep   away from the body surface; more internal Example the lungs are deep to the rib cage  
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