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Module 3 - Interpersonal Skills

Handout - Directional Terms

HD 3-5

Proximal
Nearest to the trunk of the body or the point of origin

Anterior (Ventral)
Located at or toward the front of the body or body part

Posterior (Dorsal)
The back surface of the body - mostly tells position of one structure to another.

Medial
The closest to the midline of the body

Distal
The part farthest from the centre or from the point of attachment: i.e. foot is distal to the knee

Lateral
The farthest away from the midline of the body

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