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Anterior
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Situated in front of the body
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Posterior
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Situated in back of the body
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Superior
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Toward the head; relatively higher in position
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Inferior
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Away from the head; relatively lower in position
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Medial
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Toward the midline of the body
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Lateral
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Away from the midline of the body
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Proximal
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Close to any point of reference
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Distal
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Farther from any point of reference
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Superficial
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Located close to or on the body surface
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Deep
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Located further beneath the body surface than superficial structures
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Flexion
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The bending of a joint
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Extension
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The opposite of flexion; it increases the angle between two articulated bones
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Abduction
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A movement of a bone or limb away from the midline of the body
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Adduction
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Movement towards midline of body
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Rotation
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The pivoting of a body part around the long axis which occurs in the horizontal plane
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