some commonly used directional terms: Anterior - At or near t | Radiologist & Radiographer Library

some commonly used directional terms:

Anterior - At or near the front of the body (front view)
Posterior - At or near the back of the body (back view)
Midline - An imaginary vertical line that divides the body equally (right down the middle)
Lateral - Farther from midline (side view)
Medial - Nearer to midline (side view)
Superior - Toward the head/upper part of a structure (bird’s-eye view, looking down)
Inferior - Away from the head/lower part of a structure (bottom view, looking up)
Superficial - Close to the surface of the body
Deep - Away from the surface of the body
Proximal - Nearer to the origination of a structure
Distal - Farther from the origination of a structure

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