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Chapter 1
Orientation and Directional Terms
11
Anatomy
11th Grade
07/12/2011

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Term
Superior(Cranial or cephalad)
Definition

  Toward the head end or upper part of the turucture of the body; above

 

 

 

Example:

The forehead is uperior to the nose.

Term
Inferior (caudal)
Definition

  Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below

 

 

 

Example:

The navel is inferior to the breastbone

Term
Anterior (ventral)
Definition

  Toward or at the front of the body; in front of

 

 

 

 

Example:

The breastbone is anterior to the spine

Term
Posterior (dorsal)
Definition

Toward or at the backside of the body; behind

 

 

 

 

Example:

The heart is posterior to the breastone.

Term
Medial
Definition

  Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

 

 

 

Example:

The heart is medial to the arm

Term
Lateral
Definition

  Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

 

 

 

 

Example: 

The ars are lateral to the chest

Term
Intermediate
Definition

  Between a more dedial and a more lateral structure

 

 

 

Example:

The armpit is intermediate bewteen the brestbone and the shoulder

Term
Proximal
Definition

  Close to the orginin of the bodypart or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.

 

 

 

Example:  The elbow is proximal to the wrist (meaning that the elbow is closer to the shoulder or attachment point of the arm than the wrist is.)

Term
Distal
Definition

  Farther from the orgin of a body part or the pont of attachement of a limb to the body trunk

 

 

Example:

The knee is distal to the thigh

Term
Superficial
Definition

  Toward or at the body surface

 

 

 

Example:  The skin is superfical to the skeleton

Term
Deep
Definition

Away from the body surface; more internal

 

 

 

 

Example:

The lungs are deep to the rib cage.

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