Anatomy Directional Terms Diagrams

BODY ERECT, FEET SLIGHTLY APART, PALMS FACING FOWARD, THUMBS POINT AWAY FROM BODY

• Standard position

• Prone position
• Symmetrical position

• Anatomical position

TOWARDS THE HEAD OR ABOVE SOMETHING

• coronal

• posterior

• superior

• anterior

Which body plane divides body into left and right?

• Sagittal plane

• Frontal plane
• Coronal plane
• Transverse plane

TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE THE ANATOMICAL POSITION OF A BODY PART IN RELATION TO ANOTHER:

• REGIONAL TERMS

• DIRECTIONAL TERMS

• ANATOMICAL TERMS

• PHYSIOLOGICAL TERMS

FURTHER FROM THE ATTACHMENT OF A LIMB TO THE BODY TRUNK

• LATERAL

• MEDIAL

• DISTAL

• PROXIMAL

Body plane that splits the body into top and bottom halves

• Cranial

• Frontal

• Sagittal

• Transverse

CLOSE TO THE ATTACHMENT OF A LIMB TO THE BODY TRUNK

• Medial

• Proximal

• Lateral

• Distal

Near the surface

• Superficial

• Intermediate

• Deep

• Proximal

Toward the backside of the body

• Ventral

• spinal

• anterior

• Posterior

Plane dividing the human body into symmetrical sides

• Horizontal

• Frontal

• Sagittal

• Transverse