| A | B |
|---|
| superficial | toward the surface of the body |
| deep | away from the surface of the body (internal) |
| abduction | movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts |
| adduction | movement toward the median plane of the body |
| medial | pertaining to the midline of the body or structure |
| lateral | pertaining to a side |
| superior | toward the head or upper portion of a structure |
| inferior | away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure |
| proximal | near the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or a structure |
| distal | farther from the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or a structure |
| anterior | near the front of the body (ventral) |
| posterior | near the back of the body (dorsal) |
| parietal | pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity |
| visceral | pertaining to the covering of an organ |
| prone | lying horizontal with the face downward, or denoting the hand with palms turned downward |
| supine | lying on the back with the face upward or denoting the position of the hand or foot with the palm or foot facing upward |
| inversion | turning inward or inside out |
| eversion | turning outward |
