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Anterior/Ventral
Front regions in/of the body
Posterior/Dorsal
posterior regions in/of the body
Superior/Cranial/Cephalic
toward the head
Inferior/Caudal
toward the feet
Proximal
nearest the point of attachment to the trunk (typically used when for points within the extremities, example: the shoulder is proximal to the elbow)
Distal
farther from the
Medial
toward the medianplane
Lateral
farther from themedian plane
Central
toward the center
Peripheral
away from the center
Parietal
outer wall of acavity
Visceral
inner surface covering an organ
Superficial
closer to surface
Intermediate
between other structures
Deep
farther from surface
Author
sdespins
ID
228045
Card Set
Terms of Relationship
Description
Describes position of structures one to another
Updated
2013-07-24T13:54:06Z
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