ANATOMICAL LANGUAGE

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Superior

Above; towards the head or upper part of a structure

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Inferior

Below; away from the head or lower part of a structure

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Anterior

Front; nearer to or at the front of the body

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Posterior

Back; nearer to or at the back of the body

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Medial

Nearer to the midline

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Lateral

Farther from the midline

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Proximal

Nearer to; if a limb, nearer to the point of attachment

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Distal

Farther from; if a limb, farther from the point of attachment

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Superficial

Toward or on the surface of the body

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Deep

Away from the surface of the body

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Ipsilateral

On the same side of the body as another structure

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Contralateral

On the opposite side of the body from another structure