CHAPTER 1: The Human Body; orientation and directional terms
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jbradee on September 9, 2009
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anatomy, anatomy and physiology
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11 terms
Galician | English |
|---|---|
| superior (cranial or cephalad) |  toward the head end or upper part of a structure |
| inferior (caudal) | away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or he body; below |
| anterior (ventral) | toward or at the front of the body; in front of |
| posterior (dorsal) | toward or at the backside of the body; behind |
| medial | toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of |
| lateral | away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of |
| intermediate | between a more medial and a more lateral structure |
| proximal | close to the orgin of the body part or the point of attatchment of a limb to the body trunk |
| distal | farther from the orgin of a body part or the piont of attatchment of a limb to the body trunk |
| superficial (external) | toward or at the body surface |
| deep (internal) | away from the body surface; more internal |
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