Anatomical Terms

5. Refers to something that is above or higher than another structure
6. Lying face down
7. Situated near the surface
10. Refers to a structure that is behind another structure
13. Refers to something closer to the midline of the body
15. The erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward, used as a reference in describing the relation of body parts to one another.
18. Lying face up
19. Refers to a structure that is in front of another structure
20. The anterior surface of the arm or leg rotates laterally away from the midline
22. Turning the forearm outward from the pronated position (hold a cup of soup)
24. The plane that creates a right and a left side of the body passing from the front to the back
25. Closer to the trunk
27. Turning the forearm toward the body
28. Decreasing the angle formed by the bones of the joint

1. Extreme or excessive straightening of a part
2. Bringing the toes towards the body
3. Farther away from the trunk
4. The anterior surface of the arm or leg rotates medially toward midline.
8. Situated far beneath the surface
9. Refers to something that is below or lower than another structure
11. Increasing the angle of the joint
12. Movement away from the midline of the body
14. Refers to something further away from the midline of the body
16. Creates a top and a bottom
17. A combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction.
21. Pointing the toes away from the body
23. Creates a front and a back side as it passes from one side of the body to another
26. Movement toward the midline of the body