Oriental/Directional Terms
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| Superior | toward the head end or upper part of the body
ex. forehead is superior to the nose
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| Inferior | away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body
ex. navel bone is inferior to the breastbone
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| Anterior | toward the front of the body
ex. the breastbone is anterior to the spine
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| Posterior | toward of at the backside of the body
ex. the heart is posterior to the breastbone
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| Medial | toward or at the mid line of the body
ex. the heart is medial to the arm
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| Lateral | away from the mid line of the body
ex. 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
ex. the elbow is proximal to the wrist (meaning that the elbow is closer to the shoulder than the wrist)
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| Intermediate | between a more medial and a more lateral structure
ex. the collarbone is intermediate between the breastbone and the shoulder
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| Distal | farther from the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
ex. the knee is distal to the thigh
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| Superficial | toward or at the body surface
ex. the skin is superficial to the skeleton
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| Deep | away from the body surface; more internal
ex. the lungs are deep to the rib cage
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