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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