Abduction - Movement away from the midsagittal (median) plane of the body or one of its parts, Adduction - Movement toward the midsagittal (median) plane of the body, Medial - Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure, Lateral - Pertaining to a side, Superior (cephalad) - Toward the head or upper portion of a structure, Inferior (caudal) - Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure, Proximal - Nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body, Distal - Further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body, Anterior (ventral) - Front of the body, Posterior (dorsal) - Back of the body, Parietal - Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity, Visceral - Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs, Prone - Lying on the abdomen, face down, Supine - Lying horizontally on the back, face up, Inversion - Turning inward or inside out, Eversion - Turning outward, Palmar - Pertaining to the palm of the hand, Plantar - Pertaining to the sole of the foot, Superficial - Toward the surface of the body (external), Deep - Away from the surface of the body (internal), Epigastric - Upper middle region, Hypochondriac - Lateral region beneath the ribs, Umbilical - Region of the navel, caud/o - tail, infer/o - lower, below, ventr/o - belly, belly side, Sacral - lower back, Thoracic - chest, Cervical - neck, Coccyx - tailbone,

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