Anatomical Terminology

• Superior: towards the head or the upper part of the structure you are talking about

• Interior: away from the head or the lower part of the Structure you are a talking about

• Anterior: closer to the front of the body

• Posterior: closer to the Back of the body

• Medial: close to the middle of the body

• Lateral: further from the middle of the body

• Proximal: closer to where the limb attaches to the trunk, also closer to the point of origin or begining

• Distal: further away from where the limb attaches to the trunk or further away from the origin or begining

• Frontal: front of the body

• Dorsal: back of the body

• Superficial: Near or on the Surface of the body

• Deep: away from the Surface of the body

Organs within the body are called Viscera

the Organs of the body are covered with Serous Membrane