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| Front | Back |
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Superior ( cranial)
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Closer to the head.
(The lungs are superior to the stomach.) |
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Inferior ( caudal)
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Closer to the feet.
( The liver is inferior to the hear) |
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Anterior ( ventral)
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Closer to the front.
( The trachea is anterior to the esophagus) |
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Posterior (dorsal)
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Closer to the back.
(The vertebral column is posterior to the heart) |
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Medial
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Closer to the midline.
( The nose is medial to the cheeks) |
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Lateral
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Farther from the midline.
( The spleen is lateral to the pancreas) |
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Intermediate
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Between a more medial and more lateral structure.
(The clavicle is intermediate to the sternum and the shoulder) |
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Proximal
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Closer to the trunk.
(The shoulder is proximal to the elbow) |
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Distal
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Farther from the trunk.
(The wrist is distal to the elbow.) |
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Superficial (external)
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Closer to the surface.
(The skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles) |
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Deep (internal)
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Farther from the surface.
(The bones are deep to the skin) |
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Parietal
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Pertaining to the wall of a body cavity.
(The membrane lining the pleural cavity is the parietal pleura.) |
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Visceral
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Pertaining to an organ.
(The membrane that covers the surface of the lung is the viseral pleura.) |
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Ipsilateral
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On the same side of the body
(The right lung is ipsilateral to the gallbladder) |
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Contralateral
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On the opposite side of the body
( The left arm is contralateral to the right leg) |
