Directional Terminology: Vocabulary and Definitions
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| Toward surface of body | Superficial
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| To the innermost part of the body | Deep
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| Toward the head | Superior
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| Toward the feet | Inferior
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| Away from the median plane of the body | Abduction
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| Toward the median plane of the body | Adduction
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| More toward the midline of the body | Medial
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| More toward the side of the body | Lateral
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| Closest to the attachment of the trunk | Proximal
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| Farest away from the attachment of the trunk | Distal
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| Front of a biped | Anterior
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| Back of a biped | Posterior
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| Front of a quadraped | Ventral
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| Back of a quadraped | Dorsal
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| Outer wall of a body cavity | Parietal
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| The covering of an organ | Visceral
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| Lying face down | Prone
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| Ling on your back | Supine
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| Going inward in the body | Inversion
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| Going outward in the body | Eversion
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| On the same side | Ipsilateral
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| On different sides | Contralateral
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| The head. Superior in biped. Anterior in quadruped | Cranial
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| The head. Superior in biped. Anterior in quadruped | Cephalad
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| The tail. Inferior in biped. Posterior in quadruped | Caudal
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| The tail. Inferior in biped. Posterior in quadruped | Caudate
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| Between two structures | Intermediate
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| Big toe | Hallux
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| Thumb | Pollex
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