Anatomical Position Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| superior | toward head; up |
| inferior | toward feet; down |
| anterior | toward front |
| posterior | toward back |
| ventral | belly side |
| dorsal | backbone side |
| medial | toward the middle of the body |
| lateral | away from middle; toward the side |
| midline | an imaginary, vertical line through the middle of the body. |
| deep | farther from the surface of the skin |
| superficial | closer to the surface of the skin |
| proximal | closer to the base of an extremity |
| distal | farther from the base of an extremity |
| sagittal | a plane that separates the body into left/right halves |
| coronal (frontal) | a plane that separates the body into front/back (anterior/posterior) halves |
| transverse | a plane that separates the body into top and bottom (superior/inferior) halves |
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