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supine, prone

A person is blank when lying face upward and blank when lying face downward

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Right

toward the right side of the body

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left

toward the left side of the body

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superior

a structure above another

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inferior

a structure below another

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cephalic

closer to the head than another structure. synonymous with superior

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caudal

closer to the tail than another structure. synonymous with inferior

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anterior

the front of the body

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posterior

the back of the body

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ventral

toward the belly. synonymous with anterior

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dorsal

toward the back. synonymous with posterior

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lateral

away from the midline of the body

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medial

toward the midline of the body

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superficial

toward or on the surface

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deep

away from the surface, internal