Anatomical Directions and Body Planes

Away from midline

• Lateral
• Distal
• Superior
• Transverse

Toward the back; opposite of Anterior

• Superior
• Posterior
• Inferior
• Lateral

Away from the origin or trunk

• Deep
• Distal
• Proximal
• Posterior

Towards the Front. 
[The eyes are _______ to the brain].

• Inferior
• Deep
• Lateral
• Anterior

Your feet are ________ to your knees.

• caudal

• cephalic

• inferior

• superior

The head is _____ to the shoulders.

• proximal

• caudal

• superior

• inferior

This plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts.

• coronal plane

• frontal plane

• transverse plane

• sagittal plane

_______ means towards the side of the body.

• distal

• proximal

• medial

• lateral

Which of the following planes divides the body into left and right halves?

• frontal
• transverse
• horizontal
• sagittal

What body part is inferior to the chest?

• head
• neck
• heart
• hips