TERM 1
Anatomical Position
DEFINITION 1
Body is erect with the feet parallel and the arms hanging at
the sides with the palms facing forward
TERM 2
Superior (cephalad)
DEFINITION 2
toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the
bodyabove
TERM 3
inferior (caudal)
DEFINITION 3
away from the head end or toward the lower part of a
structure of the bodybelow
TERM 4
Medial
DEFINITION 4
toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
TERM 5
Lateral
DEFINITION 5
away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
