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Directional terms

You might be wondering about what this section is about. As you may have guessed, brain experts don't speak english, or rather, the terms they use are just too scientific. Sometimes, adjectives have a different meaning when they are used to point to a certain area of a brain.

For example, the word "superior" when used as a directional term does not mean that a item is of high quality but means that the object is physically over or above something else.

For starters, we would want to offer you a brief idea of what some directional words mean. Below is a short list of words that you might want to know the meaning of before you move on.


The list of directional terms
 

Anterior: In front of, front

Distal: Away from, farther from the origin

Dorsal: Near the upper surface, toward the top

Inferior: Below, under

Lateral: Toward the side, away from the midline

Rostral: Toward the front

Posterior: After, behind, following, toward the rear

Proximal: After, behind, following, toward the rear

Ventral: Toward the bottom

Superior: Above, over

Medial: Toward the midline, middle, away from the side

Caudal: Toward the back, beneath, on the underside

 

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