Anatomical Terms of Location - Anterior - TeachMeAnatomy
This article explains the basic anatomical terms of location such as midline, medial, lateral, anterior, posterior, superior/inferior and proximal/distal with examples in context. 展开
This article looks at the basic anatomical terms of location and examples of their use within anatomy. 展开
The midline splits the right and left halves evenly; medial means towards the midline while lateral means away from it. 展开
Anterior refers to 'front' while posterior refers to 'back'. Structures are described in relation to each other as anterior or posterior. 展开
These terms refer to vertical axis with superior meaning higher and inferior meaning lower. Limbs can be mobile so another descriptive pair is needed for clarity. 展开
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