| A | B |
|---|
| anterior | near the front of the boy, toward the body or structure |
| posterior | near the back of the body, toward the back of the body or stucture |
| ventral | anterior |
| dorsal | posterior |
| medial | toward the midline of the body |
| lateral | pertaining to a side, toward the side of the body |
| proximal | nearer to the point of attachment, near the attachment of an extemity to the trunk or structue |
| distal | farther from the point of attachment, farther from the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or structure |
| superior | above, toward the head or upper portion of a structure |
| inferior | below, away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure |
| cranial | toward the head |
| cephalic | cranial |
| caudal | toward the lower end of the spine |
| superficial (external) | close to the surface of the body |
| deep (internal) | close to the center of the body |
| frontal plane (coronal plane) | made at right angles to the midline and divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |
| sagittal plane | passes from front to back and divides the body into right and left potions |
| transverse plane | passes horizontally dividing the body into superior and inferior parts |
| supine position | lying on the back with the face upward, legs parallel, and toe pointed forward |
| decubitus position | lying down, specifically according to the part of the body resting on a flat surface, as in left or right lateral decubitus, or dorsal or ventral decubitus |
| dorsal recumbent position | on back, wtih legs bent and separated, feet flat |
| Fowler position | on back, head of bed raised about 18 inches and knees elevated |
| knee-chest position | on knees, head and upper chest on table, arms crossed above head |
| left lateral recumbent position | on back, right leg drawn up |
| prone | lying hoizontal with the face downward, or denoting the hand with palms turned downward |
| Sims position | on left side, right leg drawn up high and forward, left arm along back, and chest forward resting on bed |
| supine | lying face up |
| Trendelenburg position | on back with head lowered by tilting bed back at a 45 degree angle |
| inversion | turning inward or inside out |
| eversion | turning outward |
| visceral | pertaining to the covering of an organ |
| parietal | pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity |
| abduction | movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts |
| adduction | movement toward the median plane of the body |
