Anatomical Terms

foot

hand

head

eye

upon, over

ventral, front

below

skull

above

below

far

nearest

above

under

superior

nearest

stomach

intestines

bile

gall bladder

colon

kidney

liver

tail

area between the shoulder and the elbow

caudal

thoracic cavity

back of the knee

liver

lung

heart

skull

above

far away

nearest

upon, over

inferior

superior

lateral

proximal

cranial

abdominal

spinal

thoracic

anatomical position

physiological position

proximal position

distal position

lateral

distal

proximal

medial

proximal

distal

anterior

superior

posterior

superior

anterior

lateral

thoracic cavity

abdominal cavity

pelvic cavity

cranial cavity

spinal cavity

Face up

Face down

Toward the back

Below some other body pa

Toward the front / belly

Toward the back

Toward the head

Toward the tail

Above some other body part

Below some other body part

Toward the center of the body or organ

Near the surface of the body or organ

Face down

Face up

Toward the back

Toward the front / belly

Toward the tail

Toward the head

Toward the front / belly

Toward the back

Toward the center of the body or organ

Toward the midline

Toward the back

Toward the front / belly

Toward the center of the body or organ

Above some other body part

Below some other body part

Near the surface of the body or organ

Toward the sides

Toward the back

Toward the tail

Toward the head

Toward the midline

Toward the sides

Toward the center of the body or organ

Toward the back

Near the surface of the body or organ

Toward the center of the body or organ

Above some other body part

Below some other body part

Toward the back

Toward the center of the body or organ

Toward the tail

Toward the head