Moving away from the body toward the end of a limb is moving in a/an ________ direction.

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Moving away from the body toward the end of a limb is moving in a distal direction. "Distal" refers to structures that are farther away from the point of attachment to the trunk, while "proximal" refers to structures that are closer to the point of attachment. "Inferior" refers to structures that are below another structure, and "superior" refers to structures that are above another structure, but these terms do not specifically describe movement away from the body toward the end of a limb.

Moving Away from the Body Toward the End of a Limb