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  • Anatomical Position


    the universal standard reference posture used in medicine and biology to describe the locations and relationships of body structures

  • Prone


    Laying face down on stomach

  • Supine


    laying face up on back

  • Anterior


    situated at or directed toward the front of the body

  • Ventral


    located toward the front or belly side of the body

  • Posterior


    situated at or toward the back of the body

  • Dorsal


    relating to or situated near the back of the body

  • Superior


    body part is located above or toward the head end of the body

  • Cranial


    Skull by head

  • Cephalic


    relating to the head or located toward the head end of the body

  • Cervical


    the neck area

  • inferior


    located below or closer to the feet relative to another body structure

  • Caudal


    positioned toward the tail or the lower part of the body, away from the head

  • medial


    a position closer to the midline

  • Intermidiate


    a body part located between a more medial (closer to the center) structure and a more lateral (farther from the center) structure

  • Lateral


    a position or structure that is farther away from the middle, or midline, of the body

  • Bilateral


    relating to or affecting both the left and right sides of the body, or both members of a pair of organs

  • Unilateral


    relating to, occurring on, or affecting only one side of the body

  • Isilateral


    on the same side of the body

  • Contralateral


    residing on or affecting the opposite side of the body

  • Peripheral


    situated away from the center or toward the outer surface of the body

  • Proximal


    body part is located closer to the center of the body or to the point of attachment of a limb

  • Distal


    a body part is located farther away from the center of the body, the trunk, or the point where a limb attaches

  • Superficial


    a structure is located at or closer to the surface of the body

  • deep


    a body part is located farther away from the surface of the body