Front | Back |
Anterior
|
Front
|
Ventral
|
Front
|
Posterior
|
Back
|
Dorsal
|
Back
|
Superior
|
Upper
|
Inferior
|
Lower
|
Cranial
|
Towards the Skull (head)
|
Caudal
|
Towards the tail bone (lower part of the body)
|
Medial
|
Close to the middle line
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Lateral
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Away from the middle line
|
Proximal
|
Close to the point of attachment
|
Distal
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Away from the point of attachment
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Superficial
|
Close to the body surface
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Deep
|
Away from the body surface
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Supine
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Lying horizontal with the face upward
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