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    1) The document defines 12 anatomical terms that describe the location or orientation of structures in the body: anterior, posterior, deep, superficial, proximal, distal, inferior, superior, medial, lateral, supine, and prone. 2) Anterior refers to the front side of the body, while posterior refers to the back side. Superior means above another structure, and inferior means below another structure. 3) Medial pertains to the middle or nearer the center, while lateral pertains to the side. Proximal is near the trunk and distal is far from the trunk.

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    1) The document defines 12 anatomical terms that describe the location or orientation of structures in the body: anterior, posterior, deep, superficial, proximal, distal, inferior, superior, medial, lateral, supine, and prone. 2) Anterior refers to the front side of the body, while posterior refers to the back side. Superior means above another structure, and inferior means below another structure. 3) Medial pertains to the middle or nearer the center, while lateral pertains to the side. Proximal is near the trunk and distal is far from the trunk.

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    Medical Positional - Directional - Terms

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    1) The document defines 12 anatomical terms that describe the location or orientation of structures in the body: anterior, posterior, deep, superficial, proximal, distal, inferior, superior, medial, lateral, supine, and prone. 2) Anterior refers to the front side of the body, while posterior refers to the back side. Superior means above another structure, and inferior means below another structure. 3) Medial pertains to the middle or nearer the center, while lateral pertains to the side. Proximal is near the trunk and distal is far from the trunk.

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    8.

    Superior

    1. Anterior: Front s ide of the body

    2. Posterior: Back s ide of the body


    2. Posterior --1. Anterior

    3. Deep: Away from the surface

    4. Superficial: On the surface


    --,-3.Deep
    5. ProximaI: Near the point of
    4. Superficial attachment to the trunk or near the
    beginning of the structure

    5. Proxima --+-1---'e-1>---10. Lateral 6. Distal: Far from the point of


    ----9. Medial attachement to the trunk or far from
    the begin ning of the strucutre

    7. Inferior: Below another structure

    8. Superior: Above another structure

    9. Medial: Pertai ning to the middle,


    or nearer the medial p lan of the body

    10. Lateral: Pertai ning to the side

    ?. Inferior 11. Supine: Lying on the back

    12. Prone: Lying on the belly


    11. Supine

    12.Prone

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