A horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (above) and inferior (below) sections.

Refers to the limbs of the body; your appendages (arms & legs).

A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections

Where a person is standing up with feet slightly apart and arms at their sides

The head, neck, and trunk of your body.

Toward the upper part; above; going up

Away from the upper part, toward the lower part; below, going down

Toward or at the front of the body; in front of

Toward or at the back of the body; behind

Toward or at the midline of the body; middle

Away from the midline of the body; moving away from the middle

In between

Closer to the point where a limb attaches to the body trunk; (closer to the shoulder joints)

Farther from the point where a limb attaches to the body trunk; (farther from the shoulder joints)

Toward or at the body surface; example: cut on the epidermis

Away from the body surface; example: a wound through the dermis

A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right sections, and it does so right down the middle.

A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right sections, and it does so off the midline.

When labeling a body, the left and right is coming from your perspective.