direction terms

Anterior

Toward the front of the body

Caudal

Toward the feet / lower part of the body

Coronal plane

Divides the body into front and back

Cranial

Toward the head

Deep

Farther inside the body, away from the surface

Distal

Farther away from where something attaches

Dorsal

Toward the back of the body

External

Toward the outside

Frontal plane

Divides the body into front and back

Horizontal plane

Divides the body into top and bottom

Inferior

Below / closer to the feet

Internal

Toward the inside

Lateral

Toward the side

Medial

Toward the middle of the body

Midline

An imaginary line dividing the body into equal left and right sides

Midsagittal plane

Divides the body into equal left and right halves

Parietal

Near the side or top

Peripheral

Near the outside or surface

Plantar

Related to the sole of the foot

Posterior

Toward the back of the body

Proximal

Closer to where something attaches

Sagittal plane

Divides the body into left and right sides

Superficial

Close to the surface

Superior

Above / closer to the head

Transverse plane

Divides the body into top and bottom

Ventral

Toward the front of the body

Visceral

Inside / internal