Body Structure

Front 1

cranial-

Back 1

brain

Front 2

spinal-

Back 2

spinal cord

Front 3

thoratic-

Back 3

heart, lungs, and associated structures

Front 4

abdominaopelvic-

Back 4

digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs and structures

Front 5

abduction-

Back 5

movement away from the center of the body

Front 6

adduction-

Back 6

movement tword the center of the body

Front 7

medial-

Back 7

pertaining to the midline of the body structure

Front 8

lateral-

Back 8

pertaining to a side

Front 9

superior-

Back 9

tword the head or upper portion of a structure

Front 10

inferior-

Back 10

away from the head

Front 11

proximal-

Back 11

nearer the center (or trunk) of the body

Front 12

distal-

Back 12

further from the center (or trunk) of the body

Front 13

anterior-

Back 13

front of the body

Front 14

posterior-

Back 14

back of the body

Front 15

inversion-

Back 15

turning inward

Front 16

eversion-

Back 16

turning outward

Front 17

superficial-

Back 17

tword the surface of the body

Front 18

deep-

Back 18

away from the surface of the body

Front 19

palmer-

Back 19

pertaining to the palm of the hand

Front 20

planter-

Back 20

pertaining to the sole of the foot

Front 21

prone-

Back 21

lying on the abdomen, face down

Front 22

supine-

Back 22

lying horizontally on the back, face up

Front 23

parietal-

Back 23

pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavaty

Front 24

visceral-

Back 24

pertaining to the inner organs

Front 25

dorsal-

Back 25

cranial, spinal

Front 26

ventral-

Back 26

thoratic, abdominopelvic