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 |