anatomical

middle

upper

lower

planes

Dorsal -Referring to the backside (think of a dorsal fin on a shark or dolphin)


Abdomen - Lower portion below the thorax

Ventral - Belly / under side


Superior - Top / above

Cranial - The brain / near the head

movement

flexion - Pulling the arm / body part onwards your body

Abduction - Move your limbs away from your body

Adduction - Move them towards your body

extension - releasing the flex

Inversion -Movement of your foot INwards


Eversion - Movement of your foot OUTwards


Supination - Rotating the palms upwards

Pronation - Rotating the palms down

Inferior - below


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Caudal - The tail

Sagittal Plane - SIDE / SIDE

Transverse Plane - TOP / bottom

Medial - Towards the midline

Lateral - backside

Thorax - Upper portion right below the head, above the abdomen



Frontal Plane - FRONT / back


limbs

Proximal - The closer of two points of attachment

Distal - The more DISTANT point of two attachments

Palmar - Palm of hand


Plantar - Bottom of foot


inside

Anterior - Opposite of posterior


Lateral - Away from the midline



Deep - A point deeper in the body

Superficial - Not displaying their true insides, shallow