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| Toward the front or belly |
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| Toward the head or superior end |
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| Toward the forehead or nose |
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| Toward the tail or inferior end |
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| away from the median plane |
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Closer to the point of attachment or origin
(i.e. the elbow is proximal to the wrist) |
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Farther from the point of attachment or origin
(i.e. the fingernails are at the distal ends of the fingers) |
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| On the same side of the body |
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| On the opposite side of the body |
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Closer to the body surface
(i.e. the skin is superficial to the muscles) |
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Farther from the body surface
(i.e. the bones are deep to the muscles) |
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