Positional
Farther from the trunk and nearer to the free end of the extremity.
Distal
Lying faceup
Supine
On the opposite side of the body
Contralateral
The anterior surface of the body
Ventral
A word containing more than one word root.
Compound word
A sitting position, with the head elevated at a 90 degree angle (sitting straight upright.)
Fowler Position
In anatomy, parts of the body that lie closer to the midline.
Medial
An imaginary plane passing horizontally through the body at the waist, dividing it into top and bottom halves.
Transverse (axial) Plane
In anatomy, the back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position.
Posterior
Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
Adduction
The position in which the palm of the hand is facing forward when tin the anatomic position.
Palmar
Below what is indicated; closer to the feet
Inferior
A plane of the body that passes vertically from front to back, dividing the body into left and right portions.
Sagittal (lateral) plane
The sole or bottom surface of the foot.
Plantar
A word root followed by a vowel
Combining form
Closer to the trunk
Proximal
An imaginary plane in which the body is cut into front and back portions.
Coronal Plane
Above what is indicated; closer to the head.
Superior
In anatomy, parts of the body that lie farther from the midline.
Lateral
The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and a prefix or suffix.
Combining vowel
The act of rotating the forearms in a palms-down manner.
Pronation
The axis that runs perpendicular to the coronal plane.
Anteroposterior axis
Supination
On the same side of the body.
Ipsilateral
Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
Abduction