body terms: directional and body planes/sections

ventral (anterior)

in front of

dorsal (posterior)

behind

medial

toward or at midline of body

lateral

away from midline of body

intermediate

between more medial and more lateral structure

proximal

close to origin of body part or point of attachment to a limb to body trunk

distal

farther from origin of a body part or point of attachment of a limb to body trunk

superficial

toward or at body surface

deep

away from body surface; more internal

sagittal

divides the body (or organ) into left and right parts

median or midsagittal

section divides the body (or organ) into equal left and right parts

frontal (coronal)

section divides the body (or organ) into anterior and posterior parts

transverse (cross)

section divides the body (or organ) into superior and inferior parts