Human Anatomy Directions, Planes and Abdominal regions

Situs solitus

Normal Arrangement of organs

Situs inversus

Reversed position of organs

Situs perversus

One organ positioned atypically

Anterior

Front of the body

Posterior

Back of the body

Ventral

On the side of the abdomen (anterior in humans)

Dorsal

The back side (posterior in humans)

Superior

Above

Inferior

Below

Cephalic

Toward the head/superior end

Rostral

Toward the forehead and nose

Caudal

Toward the tail or inferior end

Medial

Toward the midline of the body

Lateral

Away from the midline of the body

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment (shoulder)

Distal

Farther from the point of attachment (shoulder)

Ipsilateral

On the same side of the body

Contralateral

Opposite sides of the body

Superficial

Closer to the surface of the body

Deep

Farther from the surface of the body

Axial Region

“Core” Head, Neck (cervical region) and trunk

Trunk is made up of 2 regions

Thoracic and Abdominal regions

Hypochondriac Region

Lumbar Region

Inguinal region

Epigastric Region

Umbilical Region

Hypogastric Region

Sagittal Plane

Frontal Plane

Transverse Plane