2200
Midterm
1
Anatomical
Position
-
ANS-everything
facing
forward
Superior
(cranial)
-
ANS-above
Inferior
(caudal)
-
ANS-Below
Anterior
(ventral)
-
ANS-T owards
the
front
of
the
body
Posterior
(dorsal)
-
ANS-T owards
the
back
of
the
body
Medial
-
ANS-T owards
or
at
the
midline
of
the
body
Lateral
-
ANS-A way
from
the
midline
of
the
body
Proximal
-
ANS-Closer
to
the
point
of
attachment
of
a
limb
Distal
-
ANS-Farther
from
the
point
of
attachment
of
a
limb
Superficial
(external)
-
ANS-T oward
of
at
the
body
surface
Deep
(internal)
-
ANS-A way
from
the
body
surface
Ipsilateral
-
ANS-On
the
same
side
Contralateral
-
ANS-On
opposite
sides
Frontal
(coronal)
plane
-
ANS-divides
the
body
into
anterior
and
posterior
parts
saggital
plane
-
ANS-divides
the
body
into
a
right
and
left
side
T ransverse
plane
-
ANS-horizontal
division
of
the
body
into
upper
and
lower
portions
Flexion/extension
of
upper
limb
at
shoulder
joint
-
ANS-
Flexion/extension
of
a
lower
limb
at
hip
joint
-
ANS-
Flexion/extension
of
the
forearm
at
the
elbow
joint
-
ANS-