Directions
More Directions
Orientation /Planes
Regions of body
100

anterior

toward the front 

100
inferior

below 

100

base

foundation or lowest part

100

clavicular

near the clavical

200

cervical

toward the neck

200

lateral

toward the side

200

coronal

vertical plane

200

lumbar

midlateral region of back

300

deep

away from the surface

300

proximal

toward the body or nearest point

300

sagittal

parellel to midline

300

epigastric

lower mid chest; above the stomach

400

distal

away from the body

400

thoracic

toward the chest

400

transverse

dividing upper from lower

400

sternal

near the sternum

500

dorsal

in back or posterior

500

superficial

near the surface

500

apex

top or tip of a body organ or part

M
e
n
u