Body Position

• • Standing upright
  • Head facing forward
  • Palms facing forward

  Anatomical Position
• Towards the head (Going up)

  Superior
• Towards the feet (Going down)

  Inferior
• Front of the body

  Anterior
• Towards the back of the body

  Posterior
• Near the midline of the body (Towards the sternum)

  Medial
• Towards the outside of the body (Away from the midline)

  Lateral
• Between two structure

  Intermediate
• Towards the point of origin

  Proximal
• Away from the point of origin (Distant/Away)

  Distal
• On the same side of the body

  Ipsilateral
• On the opposite side of the body

  Contralateral
• Towards the surface

  Superficial
• Away from the surface (Deeper into the body)

  Deep