Anatomical Terminology

Posterior

• Front half of body

• Back half of the body

Transverse

• Divides the body (front half to back)

• Divides body from (top to bottom)

• Divides the body (left to right)

Dorsal

• Front

• Back

Lateral

• Towards the midline

• Away from the midline

Anterior

• Back of the body

• Front of the body

Superficial

• Deep cut

• Shallow cut

Superior

• Pointing towards the head

• Pointing away from the head

Frontal(coronal)

• Divides the body(left to right)

• Divides the body(top to bottom)

• Divides the body(front to back)

Medial

• Away from the midline

• Towards the midline

Distal

• Away from the joints

• Closer to the joints