positional, and directional terms

anterior

front

bilateral

pertaining to both sides

caudal

tail (coccy geal area)

cephalic

head

dextro

right

distal

father away from

dorsal recumbent

lying on the back with folded knees

eversion

turning outward or inside out

extension

bringing a limb to a straight position

external

outside

flexion

bending a limb or body part at the joint

inferior

below or directed downward

internal

inside

lateral

side, away from middle

medial

midline

oblique

slanting on an incline

peripheral

outside the central area

posterior

back

proximal

toward the center or point of attachment

quadrant

driving area to 4

rotation

turning around the axis

sinistro

left

superior

above or directed upward

trendelenburg

lying with head lower that the legs