Anatomy Directional Terms

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Across
  1. 4. Describes a position below or lower than another part of the body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest part of the spinal column).
  2. 5. Describes a position closer to the surface of the body.
  3. 7. Describes the side or direction toward the side of the body. The thumb (pollex) is lateral to the digits.
  4. 10. Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body.
Down
  1. 1. Describes a position above or higher than another part of the body proper.
  2. 2. Describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body.
  3. 3. Describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.
  4. 6. Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body.
  5. 8. Describes a position farther from the surface of the body.
  6. 9. Describes a position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.