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Prone
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The body is horizontal or reclining and is face down.
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Supine
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The body is horizontal or reclining and is face up.
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Superior
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One part is above another. Toward the head or upper part of the structure.
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Inferior
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One part is below another. Away from the head, or the lower part of a structure.
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Anterior
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When standing, the front of the body or one object is to the front of another. Nearer...
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Posterior
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When standing, the back of the body or one object is to the back of another. Nearer to...
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Medial
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Towards the center of the body or may be used more generally. Nearer to the midline.
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Lateral
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Towards one side or the other of medial, no specific location. One object is to the side...
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Intermediate
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A point between two other points. Between two structures.
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Ipsilateral
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To the side of an anatomical part on the same appendage. On the same side of the body...
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Contralateral
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To the side of an anatomical part on the opposite appendage. On the opposite side of...
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Proximal
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Closer to where an appendage attaches to the body. Nearer to the origin of the structure.
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Distal
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Further away from where the appendage attaches to the body. Farther from the origination...
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Superficial
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Towards the surface. Toward or on the surface of the body.
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Deep
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Towards the center. Away from the surface of the body.
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