BODY POSITIONS

Abduction Move away.

Adduction Move toward.

Anterior (Ventral) Toward front.

Bilateral Paired structures, one on each side.

Caudal Toward lower body.

Cephalic Toward the head.

Contralateral Structures on the opposite side.

Deep More internal.

Distal Further from trunk or other point.

Dorsal recumbent Laying on back with knees bent up in an outward position.

Eversion Turned outward.

Fowlers Sitting.

Inferior Away from head, or below another part.

Inversion Turned inward.

Ipsilateral Structures on same side.

Rt lung, Rt kidney Lateral Toward side.

Lithotomy Laying on back with legs/feet in stirrups.

Medial Imaginary midline dividing the body in half.
Palmar Palm of hand.

Parietal Outer wall body cavity.

Posterior (Dorsal) Toward back.

Prone Laying flat with the chest down and the back up

Proximal A part closer to the trunk, or closer to another specified point than another part.

Sims Patient will roll to their left or right side and pillows are used.

Superficial (Peripheral) Near the surface.

Superior A part is above another part or closer to the head.

Supine Lying on the back with legs flat.

Trendelenburg Lying flat on the back with the feet raised higher than the head.