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Towards the back is posterior and towards the front is the anterior.
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What does the term cephalad mean?
It means towards the head or anterior of the body.
What means from the front to the back of the body.?
Anterial and ventral
What means the direction toword or nearer the midline?
Toward the midline means in the direction of the middle of the body. "Medial" means located closer to the midline, and adduction is movement of the limbs towards the midline.
What are regional terms?
anatomical terms that refer to specific visible landmarkscon the surface of the body
What is the term referring to a structure's position towards the midline of the body?
Medial
When The directional terms 'cranial' and 'caudal' are used when referring to structures in which area of the body?
Cranial means "towards the head" and Caudal means "towards the tail (or feet)"
What anatomical term means toward the lower part of a body structure?
If you are talking in terms of a human body you can say "inferior" meaning towards the feet. Your ankles are inferior to your knees.
What is the opposite medical term of posterior?
Posterior simply means the back side or behind, which is the opposite of anterior, which is the front side.
Is your spine superior to your sternum?
superior, in anatomical terms means closer to the top of the body, and inferior means closer to the bottom of the body. eg, your neck is superior to your pelvis. anterior means towards the front of the body, posterior towards the back. eg, your sternum is anterior of your scapular. so, 'is your spine superior to your sternum' is not correct. this actually mixes the terminology of superior/inferior and anterior/posterior. your spine cannot be 'higher' than your sternum, it can however be posterior to your sternum. Hope this helps!
What does posterior mean?
"Posterior" refers to something located at the back of a structure or closer to the rear of the body. In anatomy, it is the opposite of "anterior," which refers to the front of a structure or closer to the front of the body.
What does the term displaced anteriorly and medially mean?
Displaced means to be moved and in medical terms anterior or anteriorly means forward or in front and the term medially means towards the middle or the mid-line of the body. In simple english the tissue or part of the body that is being spoken of was moved forward and inward or toward the middle of the body
What does the term dorsal mean?
dorsal, in anatomy at least, means towards the back side of the body. the reason why fish have a dorsal fin is because its on their back, like a shark fin.
What does posterior to the pancreatic body mean?
Posterior to the pancreatic body means that a structure or organ is located behind the body of the pancreas. In anatomical terms, it refers to the back side of the pancreas in relation to its position within the body.
What is an afferent?
Afferent means towards the central body part.
Does direction superior means front towards the front of the body?
no that is anterior, superior is towards the top head, inferior is towards the bottom
What does the term cephalad mean?
It means towards the head or anterior of the body.
What is negative feed back in terms of controlling conditions in the body?
The control of body temperature
