Positioning and Directions

• Superficial

  Closer to the surface
• Left

  Left side of the person in anatomical position
• Distal

  Used to describe 2 points on the same limb - further away from where it inserts to the body
• Superior


  Above, or towards the head
• Proximal


  Used to describe 2 points on the same limb - closer to where it inserts to the body
• Anterior


  Front of the body(ventral)
• Right


  Right side of the person in anatomical position
• Lateral


  Any point further from the midline of the body(midline cuts body in half vertically)
• Standard Position

  Standing upright with feet together, arns at sides with palms forward
• Posterior


  Back of the body(dorsal)
• Medial


  Any point closer to the middle of the body(midline cuts body in half vertically)
• Inferior


  Below, or towards the feet
• Deep 


  Further into the body cavities