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Introduction to the Human Body

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anatomical position   body is standing erect, with the face forward, the arms at the sides and toes and plams of  
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  the hands directed forward  
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superior*   part above another part or is closer to the head  
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inferior*   part is located below another part or closer to the feet  
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anterior**(ventral)   toward the front surface (belly surface)  
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posterior**(dorsal)   toward the back surface  
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medial***   (right and left halves) toward the medline of the body  
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lateral***   away from the medline of the body  
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proximal****   structure nearer the point of attachment  
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distal****   part is farther way from point of attachment  
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superficial*****   part is located on or near the surace of the body  
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deep*****   part of body away from the surface of the body  
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central^   means that the part is located in the center  
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peripheral^   means away from the center  
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