Anatomical Terminology

4. movement around a joint bring two adjacent bones or body segments farther apart
7. cranial/ toward upper portion, located above a structure of the body
8. toward the origin of the structure (often used to describe limbs)
14. think of as middle, between internal and external
16. plane/ splits the body between left and right planes
19. think of “abduction, or taking away”- movement of structure away from midline
21. anatomical position of the body with face and ventral surface of the body facing downward
22. away from origin of the structure (also often used to describe limbs)
23. ventral/ toward front or in front of structure of body

1. both sides of the body
2. movement around a joint bring two segments of adjacent bones or body parts closer together
3. anatomical position of body with face and ventral surface of body facing upward
5. external- towards the surface of a structure of the body, like skin
6. horizontal plane/ divides your body between top and bottom
9. dorsal/ toward back or behind structure of the body
10. opposite side of the body
11. toward midline (central axis of the body)
12. internal, is away from the surface of a structure of the body, like a bone
13. coronal plane/ separates body into front and back
15. same side of the body
17. think of as “adding to the body”- movement of a structure toward midline
18. caudal/ lower portion/below structure of the body
20. away from central axis