| A | B |
|---|
| abduction | movement away from midline |
| adduction | movement toward midline |
| medial | midline |
| lateral | side |
| superior | toward head, or upper part |
| inferior | away from head, lower part |
| proximal | near center, closest to |
| distal | further from center, furthest from |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| parietal | outer wall of body cavity |
| visceral | internal organs |
| prone | lying horizontal, facing downward |
| supine | lying horizontal, facing upward |
| inversion | turning inward, inside out |
| eversion | turning outward |
| palmar | pertaining to palms of hands |
| plantar | pertaining to bottom of foot |
| superficial | toward surface of body |
| deep | internal, away from surface |
