MEDICINE
NEUROLOGY
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Lateral
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Medial
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Dorsal
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Posterior
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. A lateral orientation is a position away from the midline of the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Medial and lateral: Medial refers to being toward the midline of the body or the median plane, which splits the body, head-to-toe, into two halves, the left and right. Lateral is the side of the body or part of the body that is away from the middle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Medial means toward the middle or center. It is the opposite of lateral. The term is used to describe general positions of body parts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Midline refers to the imaginary line that divides the body into symmetrical left and right halves. “Medial” refers to a location that is closer to the midline. “Lateral” refers to a location that is further from the midline.