directional terms - anatomy

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superficial

closer to the skin than the bone

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deep

closer to the bone than the skin

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anterior

located at or near the front of

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posterior

located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

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superior

towards the head of the body, above

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inferior

towards the feet of the body, below

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medial

towards the midline of the body

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median

the midline of the body

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distal

directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

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proximal

situated nearest to point of attachment or origin

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lateral

to the side or on the side

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