DIRECTIONAL TERMS Flashcards by Althea Caryll Lebeco

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etymology of superior

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L. higher

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etymology of inferior

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L. lower

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etymology of cephalic

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G. kephale, head

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etymology of caudal

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L. cauda, a tail

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etymology of anterior

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L. before

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etymology of posterior

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L. posterus, following

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etymology of ventral

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L. ventr-, belly

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etymology of dorsal

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L. dorsum, back

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etymology of proximal

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L. proximus, nearest

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etymology of distal

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L. di- plus sto, to stand apart or to be distant

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etymology of lateral

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L. latus, side

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etymology of medial

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L. medialis, middle

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etymology of superficial

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L. superficialis, toward the surface

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etymology of deep

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O.E. deop, deep

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toward the right side of the body

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right

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toward the left side of the body

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left

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structure above another

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superior

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structure below another

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inferior

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closer to the head than another structure

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cephalic

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closer to the tail than another structure

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caudal

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the front of the body

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anterior

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the back of the body

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posterior

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toward the belly

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ventral

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toward the back

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dorsal

closer to the point of attachment to the body than another structure give example

proximal

farther from the point of attachment to the body than another structure give example

distal

away from the midline of the body | give example

lateral

towards the midline of the body | give example

medial

toward or on the surface | give example

superficial

away from the surface, internal | give example

deep