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anatomical terms of direction ( skeletal)

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anterior   structure or part is facing front  
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distal   body part farthest away from point of origin  
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dorsal   pertaining or referring to the back  
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inferior   toward the feet or below  
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lateral   away from midline of the body  
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medial   toward the back or pertaining to the back of body  
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posterior   toward the back or pertaining to the back of the body  
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prone   lying face down on the abdomen  
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proximal   body part nearest the point of origin  
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superfical   near the surface  
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superior   toward the head / above  
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supine   lying face up on the back  
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ventral   pertaining to the front  
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