Sports Med Anatomical Directions

Towards the head; above

• Inferior

• Medial

• Bilateral

• Superior

Away from the midline of the body

• Lateral

• Contralateral

• Anterior

• Medial

Anatomical position

• Standing, facing forward, palms to thigh

• Laying down, facing up, palms facing anteriorly

• Standing, facing forward, palms facing anteriorly

• Laying down, facing up, palms to thigh

Nearer to the point of attachment of an extremity to the trunk

• Posterior

• Distal

• Proximal

• Superior

Farther from the point of attachment of an extremity to the trunk

• Distal

• Proximal

• Posterior

• Lateral

Your foot is ____ to your knee.

• Proximal

• Lateral

• Anterial

• Distal

Symmetry between the right and left sides of the body

• Midsagittal

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Bilateral

Your shoulder blade is _____ to your chest.

• Posterior

• Anterior

• Proximal

• Superior

Away from the head

• Inferior

• Superior

• Proximal

• Distal

Your ears are _____ to your nose.

• Proximal

• Superior

• Lateral

• Distal