| A | B |
|---|
| superior | toward the head |
| inferior | toward the feet or tailbone |
| anterior | before, toward the front; ventral |
| posterior | behind, toward the back; dorsal |
| medial | nearer to median plane |
| lateral | away from, farther from median plane |
| median | an imaginary plane dividing body into right and left sides |
| proximal | closer to the body |
| distal | farther from the body |
| parietal | having to do with the wall of a body cavity |
| visceral | related to organs within the body cavity |
| ipsilateral | on the same side as a reference point |
| contralateral | on the other side from a reference point |
| central | near or toward the center |
| peripheral | around the outside; away from the center |
| orad | moving in the gut toward the mouth |
| aborad | moving in the gut toward the anus |
| superficial | of the surface or topmost layer |
| intermediate | between superficial and deep |
| deep | farther away from the surface of the body or organ |
