Directional Terms, Body Planes, Body Cavities, and Membranes

toward the side/away from the midline

toward or at the body surface

body plane that divides the body into left and right halves

toward the head or upper part of the body

body plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections

toward or at the back of the body; behind

body plane that divides the body into front and back sections

away from the body surface/more internal

on the opposite side of the body as

farther from the point of attachment of a limb to the torso