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Med Term Chpt 2 Directional Terms

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superior cephalic   more toward the head, or above  
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inferior or caudal   more toward the feet or tail, below  
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anterior or ventral   more toward the front or belly side of the body  
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posterior or dorsal   more toward the back or spinal cord side of the body  
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medial   refers to the middle or near the middle of the body or the structure  
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lateral   refers to the side  
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apex   tip or summit of an organ  
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base   bottom or lower part of an organ  
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proximal   located closer to the point of attachment to the body  
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distal   located farther away from the point of the attachment to the body  
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superficial   more toward the surface of the body  
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deep   further away from the surface of the body  
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supine   the body lying horizontally and facing upward  
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prone   the body lying horizontally and facing downward  
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