bio 2 directions

lateral

towards the SIDE, away from the imaginary midline

Ipsilateral

STRUCTURES ON THE SAME SIDE

superior

a body part is ABOVE ANOTHER PART

posterior

or DORSAL, TOWARDS THE BACK

bilateral

PAIRED STRUCTURES, one of which is on each side

distal

OPPOSITE OF PROXIMAL. a particular body part is FARTHER FROM A POINT OF ATTACHMENT

superficial

situated NEAR THE SURFACE

deep

parts that are MORE INTERNAL THAN SUPERFICIAL parts

sagittal

a LENGTHWISE PLANE that DIVIDES the BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT PORTIONS

transverse

or HORIZONTAL refers to a PLANE that DIVIDES THE BODY INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PORTIONS

frontal

or CORONAL, PLANE that DIVIDES the BODY INTO ANTERIOR OR POSTERIOR PORTIONS

oblique section

angular cut

longitudinal section

cut lengthwise

inferior

a body part is BELOW ANOTHER BODY PART

anterior

or VENTRAL, TOWARDS THE FRONT

medial

an imaginary MIDLINE DIVIDING the BODY into EQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES

contralateral

STRUCTURES ON the OPPOSITE SIDE

proximal

a body part that is CLOSER TO A POINT ATTACHMENT TO the trunk than another body part

perpheral

also means outward or near the surface (superficial)