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Meaning of “anterior?” aka ventral

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In front of; toward the front surfac

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Meaning of “posterior?” aka dorsal

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In back of; toward the back surface

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Meaning of “superior?” aka cranial

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Closer to the head

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Meaning “inferior?” aka caudal

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Closer to the feet

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meaning of “medial?”

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toward the midline; closer to midline relative to another body part

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meaning and example of “deep?”

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far from skin surface

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meaning of “superficial?”

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close to skin surface

“super-SKIN-al?” super close to skin?

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meaning of “proximal?”

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closer to center of body (trunk) relative to another body part

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meaning of “distal?”

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farther away from center of body (trunk) relative to another body part

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meaning of lateral?

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away from midline