BIO102

Body Positions: Directional Terms

  • Superior and Inferior: toward and away from the head, respectively.
  • Anterior and posterior: toward the front and back of the body.
  • Medial and Lateral: toward the midline, aways from the midline.
  • Proximal and Distal: closer to and farther from the origin of the body.
  • Superficial and Deep: toward and away from the body surface.

Planes of the Body

Body Cavities

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