a&p hell

ventral

towards the front

dorsal

toward the back

anterior

toward the ventral side

posterior

toward the dorsal side

cephallic

toward the head or superior end

rostral

toward the forehead or nose

caudal

toward the tail or inferior end

superior

above

inferior

below

medial

towards the median plane

lateral

away from the medial plane

proximal

closer to the point of attachment or orgin

distal

farther form the point of origin or attachment

ipsilateral

on the same side of the body

contralateral

on opposite sides of the body

superfcial

closer to the body surface

deep

farther from the body surface

dorsum

back of the hand and upper surface of the foot

frontal plane

vertical plane passes from left to right

sagittal plane

vertical plane passes from front to back

transverse plane

horizontal plane