L1.5.2: Directional Terms

• Towards the head: above

  superior/cranial/cephalic
• Away from the head: below

  inferior/caudal
• In front of

  anterior/ventral
• Behind

  Posterior/dorsal
• Towards the midline

  medial
• Away from the midline

  lateral
• Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

  • proximal
  • distal
  • superficial/external
  • deep/internal

  intermediate
• Closer to the point of attachment

  proximal
• Farther from the point of attachment

  distal
• Towards or at the body surface

  superficial/external
• Away from the body surface; more internal

  deep/internal