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1st Structural Level of the Body

Atom/Chemical

2nd Structural Level of the Body

Molecule/Chemical

3rd Structural Level of the Body

Macromolecule/Chemical

4th Structural Level of the Body

Organelle/Cellular

5th Structural Level of the Body

Cells/Cellular

6th Structural Level of the Body

Tissue

7th Structural Level of the Body

Organ

8th Structural Level of the Body

Organ System

9th Structural Level of the Body

Organism Level

Coronal Plane

Front and back; Anterior and posterior

Transverse Plane

Top and bottom; Superior and inferior

Midsagittal Plane

Left and right; Medial (towards middle) and lateral (going outside)

Oblique Plane

Slanted, 2D surface that intersects the body

Anterior

In front of; toward the front surface

Posterior

In back of; toward the back surface

Dorsal

Toward the back side of the human body; spinal cord

Ventral

Toward the belly side of the human body

Superior

Closer to the head

Inferior

Closer to the feet

Cranial (Cephalic)

Toward the head end

Caudal

Toward the rear or tail end

Rostral

Toward the nose or mouth

Medial

Toward the midline of the body

Lateral

Away the midline of the body

Ipsilateral

On the same side; right arm and right leg

Contralateral

On the opposite side

Deep

Closer to the inside, internal to another structure

Superfical

Closer to the outside, external to another structure

Proximal

Closer to point of attachment to trunk

Distal

Farther away from point of attachment to trunk

Abdominal

Abdomen

Antebrachial

Forearm

Antecubital

Front of elbow

Auricular

Ear

Axillary

Airpit

Brachial

Upper arm

Buccal

Cheek

Calcaneal

Heel

Carpal

Wrist

Cephalic

Head

Cervical

Neck

Coxal

Hip

Cranial

Surrounding the brain; Skull

Crural

Leg

Deltoid

Shoulder

Digital (Phalangeal)

Finger and toe

Dorsum

The back of something (hand, foot)

Facial

Face

Femoral

Thigh

Fibular

Lateral aspect of leg

Frontal

Forehead

Gluteal

Buttock

Hallux

Big toe

Inguinal

Groin

Lumbar

Lower back

Mammary (think gland)

Breast

Manus

Hand

Mental

Chin

Nasal

Nose

Occipital

Back of head

Olecranal

Elbow

Oral

Mouth

Orbital

Eye

Palmar

Palm

Patellar

Kneecap

Pectoral

Chest, includes mammary region

Pelvic

Pelvis Region

Pectoral

Chest

Perineal

In between buttock

Pes

Foot

Plantar

Sole

Pollex

Thumb

Popliteal

Posterior of knee

Pubic

Lower than belly

Radial

Lateral aspect of forearm

Sacral

Lower than lower back

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Sternal

Sternum

Sural

Calf

Tarsal

Ankle

Thoracic

Back

Tibial

Medial aspect of leg

Ulnar

Medial aspect of the forearm

Umbilicial

Naval

Vertebral

Spinal Column

Axial Region

Trunk including head and neck

Appendicular Region

Everything outside of trunk