Directional Terms
what direction is towards the front of the body?
Anterior
what position is lying on your back?
supine
what term is towards the midline?
Medial
what term means on the surface?
Superficial
The nose is ______________to the lips
superior
What direction is ventral?
towards the front
Term for closer to the point of attachment on the trunk
proximal
what is superior?
Above the structure
what term is away from the surface?
Deep
the wrist is _____________to the finger tips
proximal
what direction is superior
towards the head/spine
what position is the lying in the belly?
prone
what is inferior?
below the structure
what is dorsal?
towards the back
the knee cap is _____________to the calf
anterior
what term is it if it's towards the feet?
Caudal/Inferior
what is medial?
towards the midline
what term is far from the point of attachment or origin?
distal
what is posterior?
towards the back
the ankle is _________ to the hips
distal
what direction is out to the side?
lateral
what is lateral?
Away from midline
what is the mid saggital plane?
splits body into equal right and left halves
what are the 3 types of planes
Median/sagittal plane (divides body into right and left)
Frontal/coronal plane (divides into anterior and dorsal)
Transverse plane (divides into superior and inferior)
the belly button is _____________ to the chest
inferior