Anatomical Position and Directional Terms [Anatomy MADE EASY]

Anatomical position and directional terms of the human body. Anatomy review and examples of medial, lateral, proximal, distal, anterior, posterior, superior, inferior, and more!

Simplified review of the standard anatomical position, body planes and sections, and directional terms.

Examples of proximal, distal, medial, lateral, superficial, deep, anterior (ventral), posterior (dorsal), superior (cranial), inferior (caudal), unilateral, bilateral, ipsilateral, and contralateral.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:19 Anatomical Position
1:22 Medial vs Lateral
3:41 Superior vs Inferior
6:19 Anterior vs Posterior
8:00 Proximal vs Distal
10:22 Superficial vs Deep
11:16 Unilateral vs Bilateral
11:59 Ipsilateral vs Contralateral
12:45 Links to notes and images

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