Anatomical Position

Means "to the side"

• Superior

• Inferior

• Medial

• Lateral

Front or towards the front

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Bilateral

• Lateral

Back or towards the back

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Bilateral

• Lateral

Means "close to" (closer to point of attachment)

• Proximal

• Distal

• Superficial

• Deep

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Means "far away from" (further point of attachment)

• Proximal

• Distal

• Superficial

• Deep

More internal / farther inside

• Proximal

• Distal

• Superficial

• Deep

the elbow is _____ to the fingers

• distal

• superficial

• deep

• proximal

The stomach is ____ the heart.

• superior

• inferior

• medial

• lateral

Means "the middle or midline"

• Superior

• Inferior

• Medial

• Lateral

Structures on the same side

• Bilateral

• Ipsilateral

• Contralateral

• Lateral