Anatomy Lab | Week 1 | Anatomical Position , Anatomical planes, Directional Terms

Frontal Plane

sagittal plane

transverse plane

Anatomical Position

Standing up right

feet flat on the floor

arms at the sides

palm faced forward

ventral

towards front

dorsal

towards back

anterior

towards front

posterior

towards back

cephalic

towards the head

rostral

toward the forehead or nose

caudal

toward the tail

superior

above

inferior

below

medial

toward the mid line

lateral

away from the midline

proximal

closer to the point of attachment

distal

farther from the point of attachment

Ipsilateral

on the same side of the body

contralateral

on the opposite side of the body

superficial

closer to body surface

deep

farther from body surface