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In terms of an anatomical figure (human figure standing feet shoulder length apart, hands facing viewer), something that is inferior to a relative object (say a bone) is underneath the bone.

The opposite term is superior, meaning that the muscle would be above in comparison to the relative object, or the bone.

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