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Enum: AnatomicalOrientation

Directional orientation between anatomical positions based on OME NGFF specification

URI: valuesets:AnatomicalOrientation

Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description Context Source
LEFT_TO_RIGHT Left to right orientation Directional orientation from left to right lateral side of an anatomical structure OME NGFF
RIGHT_TO_LEFT Right to left orientation Directional orientation from right to left lateral side of an anatomical structure OME NGFF
ANTERIOR_TO_POSTERIOR Anterior to posterior orientation Directional orientation from front to back of an anatomical structure OME NGFF
POSTERIOR_TO_ANTERIOR Posterior to anterior orientation Directional orientation from back to front of an anatomical structure OME NGFF
INFERIOR_TO_SUPERIOR Inferior to superior orientation Directional orientation from below to above in an anatomical structure OME NGFF
SUPERIOR_TO_INFERIOR Superior to inferior orientation Directional orientation from above to below in an anatomical structure OME NGFF
DORSAL_TO_VENTRAL Dorsal to ventral orientation Directional orientation from top/upper to belly/lower in an anatomical structure OME NGFF
VENTRAL_TO_DORSAL Ventral to dorsal orientation Directional orientation from belly/lower to top/upper in an anatomical structure OME NGFF
DORSAL_TO_PALMAR Dorsal to palmar orientation Directional orientation from top/upper to palm of hand hand anatomy OME NGFF
PALMAR_TO_DORSAL Palmar to dorsal orientation Directional orientation from palm of hand to top/upper hand anatomy OME NGFF
DORSAL_TO_PLANTAR Dorsal to plantar orientation Directional orientation from top/upper to sole of foot foot anatomy OME NGFF
PLANTAR_TO_DORSAL Plantar to dorsal orientation Directional orientation from sole of foot to top/upper foot anatomy OME NGFF
ROSTRAL_TO_CAUDAL Rostral to caudal orientation Directional orientation from nasal to tail end, typically for central nervous system central nervous system OME NGFF
CAUDAL_TO_ROSTRAL Caudal to rostral orientation Directional orientation from tail to nasal end, typically for central nervous system central nervous system OME NGFF
CRANIAL_TO_CAUDAL Cranial to caudal orientation Directional orientation from head to tail end of a structure OME NGFF
CAUDAL_TO_CRANIAL Caudal to cranial orientation Directional orientation from tail to head end of a structure OME NGFF
PROXIMAL_TO_DISTAL Proximal to distal orientation Directional orientation from body center to periphery of a structure OME NGFF
DISTAL_TO_PROXIMAL Distal to proximal orientation Directional orientation from periphery to body center of a structure OME NGFF

Slots

Name Description
anatomical_orientation Directional orientation between anatomical positions

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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name: AnatomicalOrientation
description: Directional orientation between anatomical positions based on OME NGFF
  specification
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  LEFT_TO_RIGHT:
    text: LEFT_TO_RIGHT
    description: Directional orientation from left to right lateral side of an anatomical
      structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Left to right orientation
  RIGHT_TO_LEFT:
    text: RIGHT_TO_LEFT
    description: Directional orientation from right to left lateral side of an anatomical
      structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Right to left orientation
  ANTERIOR_TO_POSTERIOR:
    text: ANTERIOR_TO_POSTERIOR
    description: Directional orientation from front to back of an anatomical structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Anterior to posterior orientation
  POSTERIOR_TO_ANTERIOR:
    text: POSTERIOR_TO_ANTERIOR
    description: Directional orientation from back to front of an anatomical structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Posterior to anterior orientation
  INFERIOR_TO_SUPERIOR:
    text: INFERIOR_TO_SUPERIOR
    description: Directional orientation from below to above in an anatomical structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Inferior to superior orientation
  SUPERIOR_TO_INFERIOR:
    text: SUPERIOR_TO_INFERIOR
    description: Directional orientation from above to below in an anatomical structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Superior to inferior orientation
  DORSAL_TO_VENTRAL:
    text: DORSAL_TO_VENTRAL
    description: Directional orientation from top/upper to belly/lower in an anatomical
      structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Dorsal to ventral orientation
  VENTRAL_TO_DORSAL:
    text: VENTRAL_TO_DORSAL
    description: Directional orientation from belly/lower to top/upper in an anatomical
      structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Ventral to dorsal orientation
  DORSAL_TO_PALMAR:
    text: DORSAL_TO_PALMAR
    description: Directional orientation from top/upper to palm of hand
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
      context:
        tag: context
        value: hand anatomy
    title: Dorsal to palmar orientation
  PALMAR_TO_DORSAL:
    text: PALMAR_TO_DORSAL
    description: Directional orientation from palm of hand to top/upper
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
      context:
        tag: context
        value: hand anatomy
    title: Palmar to dorsal orientation
  DORSAL_TO_PLANTAR:
    text: DORSAL_TO_PLANTAR
    description: Directional orientation from top/upper to sole of foot
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
      context:
        tag: context
        value: foot anatomy
    title: Dorsal to plantar orientation
  PLANTAR_TO_DORSAL:
    text: PLANTAR_TO_DORSAL
    description: Directional orientation from sole of foot to top/upper
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
      context:
        tag: context
        value: foot anatomy
    title: Plantar to dorsal orientation
  ROSTRAL_TO_CAUDAL:
    text: ROSTRAL_TO_CAUDAL
    description: Directional orientation from nasal to tail end, typically for central
      nervous system
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
      context:
        tag: context
        value: central nervous system
    title: Rostral to caudal orientation
  CAUDAL_TO_ROSTRAL:
    text: CAUDAL_TO_ROSTRAL
    description: Directional orientation from tail to nasal end, typically for central
      nervous system
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
      context:
        tag: context
        value: central nervous system
    title: Caudal to rostral orientation
  CRANIAL_TO_CAUDAL:
    text: CRANIAL_TO_CAUDAL
    description: Directional orientation from head to tail end of a structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Cranial to caudal orientation
  CAUDAL_TO_CRANIAL:
    text: CAUDAL_TO_CRANIAL
    description: Directional orientation from tail to head end of a structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Caudal to cranial orientation
  PROXIMAL_TO_DISTAL:
    text: PROXIMAL_TO_DISTAL
    description: Directional orientation from body center to periphery of a structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Proximal to distal orientation
  DISTAL_TO_PROXIMAL:
    text: DISTAL_TO_PROXIMAL
    description: Directional orientation from periphery to body center of a structure
    annotations:
      source:
        tag: source
        value: OME NGFF
    title: Distal to proximal orientation