| A | B |
|---|
| abduction | movement away from the body's midline |
| adduction | movement toward the body's midline |
| afferent | conducting toward a structure |
| anterior | the front surface of the body |
| anterior to | in front of |
| caudad | toward the tail |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| circumduction | circular movement of a part |
| craniad | toward the cranium |
| deep | situated remote from the surface |
| distal | situated away fron the point of origin |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back surface of the body |
| dorsiflexion | bending backward |
| efferent | conducting away from a structure |
| elevation | raising a body part |
| extension | stretching, or moving jonted part into or toward a straight condition |
| external | situated outside |
| flexion | bending, or moving jointed parts closer together |
| inferior | situated below |
| internal | situated inside |
| laterad | toward the side of the body |
| lateral | situated away from the body's midline |
| lateral rotation | rotating outward away from the body's midline |
| left lateral recumbent | lying horizontal on the left side |
| mediad | toward the midline of the body |
| medial | situated toward the body's midline |
| medial rotation | rotating inward toward the body's midline |
| palmar | concerning the inner surface of the hand |
| peripheral | away from a central structure |
| plantar | concerning the sole of the foot |
| posterior | pertaining to the back surface of the body |
| posterior to | situated behind |
| pronation | lying face downward or turning the hand so the palm faces downward or backward |
| prone | lying horizontal, face down and flat |
| protraction | a pushing forward, as the mandible |
| proximal | situated nearest the point of origin |
| recumbent | lying horizontal, generally speaking |
| retraction | a drawing back, as the tongue |
| right lateral recumbent | lying horizontal on the right side |
| rotation | turning around an axis |
| superficial | situated near the surface |
| superior | situated above |
| supination | lying face upward or turning the hand so the palm faces forward or upward |
| supine | lying horizontal, flat on the back and face up |
| ventral | the front of the body |
| coronal or frontal plane | an imaginary plane that passes through the body from side to side and divides it into front and back sections |
| midsagittal plane | an imaginary plane that passes throught he body from front to back and divides it into right and left halves |
| sagittal plane | an imaginary plane parallel to the median plane. It passes through the body from front to back and divides the body into right and left sections |
| transverse plane | an imaginary place that passes through the body and divides it into upper and lower sections |
