Front | Back |
Anatomical Position
|
Body is in an erect position w/ arms at sides
|
Supine
|
Body is lying face upward
|
Prone
|
Body is lying face downward
|
Superior
|
Towards the head
|
Inferior
|
Towards the feet
|
Anterior
|
Front
|
Posterior
|
Back
|
Medial
|
Towards the midline
|
Lateral
|
Towards the sides
|
Proximal
|
Toward the trunk or point of origin
|
Distal
|
Away from the trunk or farther from point of origin
|
Superficial
|
Nearer the surface
|
Deep
|
Farther from surface
|
Sagittal
|
Divides body into left and right going from front to back
|
Midsagittal
|
Unique type of sagittal plane divided body into two equal halves
|