TERMINOLOGY ANATOMY

Superior or cranial : toward the head end of the body; upper

Inferior or caudal : away from the head; lower

Anterior or ventral : front

Posterior or dorsal : back

Medial : toward the midline of the body

Lateral : away from the midline of the body

Proximal : toward or nearest the trunk or the point of origin of a part 

Coronal Plane (Frontal Plane) : divides the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions.

Sagittal Plane (Lateral Plane) : A vertical plane running from front to back; divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sides.

Axial Plane (Transverse Plane) : A horizontal plane; divides the body or any of its parts into upper and lower parts.

Median plane : Sagittal plane through the midline of the body; divides the body or any of its parts into right and left halves.