Medical Terminology - Position/Direction

Terms of posi tion and

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Front	Back
Anterior	Front of body, toward front
Deep	Away from surface
Distal	Farther from point of attachment to the trunk, structure
External	Outside, exterior to
Inferior	Below toward the tail
Internal	Within, interior to
Lateral	Pertaining to side, toward side
Medial	Pertaining to the middle, toward midline
Posterior	Back of the body, near back
Proximal	Near the point of attachment to the trunk, a structure
Parietal	Pertaining to the outer wall of a body cavity
Superficial	Toward, on the surface
Superior	Above, toward the head
Visceral	Pertaining to the covering of an organ