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Superior
toward the head or upper part of a structure
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inferior
away from head or the low part of a structure
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Anterior
nearer to or at the front of the body
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Posterior
nearer to or at the back of the body
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Medial
nearer to the midline
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lateral
farther from the midline
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intermediate
between two structures
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ipsilateral
on the same side of the body as another stucture
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contralateral
on the opposite side of the body from another structure
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proximal
nearer to the attachement of a limb to the trunk
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distal
further from the attachment of a limb to the trunk
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superficial
toward or on the surface of the body
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deep
away from the surface of the body
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sagittal plane
is a vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into right and left sides
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midsagittal plane
when it is divided into equal left and right sides
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parasagittal plane
when a sagittal plane divides the body or an organ into unequal left and right sides
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frontal or coronal plane
divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior portions
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transverse planes
divides the body into superior and inferior portions
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oblique planes
passes through the body or an organ at an angle between a transverse plane and a sagittal plane or transverse and a coronal plane
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