DIRECTIONAL TERMS

TERM

1. Right ETYMOLOGY
2. Left
3. Inferior 1. DEFINITION
4. Superior 2.
3. Lower 1. Toward the
5. Anterior body’s right side
6. Posterior 4. Higher
5. To go before 2. Toward the
7. Dorsal body’s left side
8. bentral 6. Posterus,
following 3. Below
9. Proximal 4. Above
10. Distal 7. Dorsum, back
8. Venter, belly 5. Toward the front
11. Lateral of the body
12. Medial 9. Proximus,
nearest 6. Toward the back
13. Superficial of the body
14. Deep 10. di + sto, to be
distant 7. Toward the back
11. Latus, side 8. Toward the belly
12. Medialis, middle 9. Closer to a point
13. Superficialis, of attachment
surface 10. Farther from a
14. Deop, deep point of
attachment
11. Away from the
midline of the
body
12. Toward the
midline of the
body
13. Toward or on the
surface
14. Away from the
surface, internal
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