Anatomical Movement

-facing forward -palms forward -standing

transverse sagittal frontal

Across the middle, aka cutting through your abdomen

A cut that divides you in halves, left and right.

A sagittal cut that creates equal halves

A cut that divides you by front and back.

Close to the mid-line of the body; toward the midline of the body

Point further from your mid-line; toward the side of the body, or away from the midline of the body

Above; towards the head of the body or above

Below; towards the feet, or below

Closer to (you have to have a point 0 for this, such as- my wrist is proximal to my knuckles when consulting my elbow); closer to the top of the limb

Away from (you have to have a point 0 for this, such as- my knee is distal to my ankle when consulting my big toe); closer toward the bottom or end of a limb

towards the front of the body; front, or in front of

towards the back of my body; back or at the back of

facing up while lying down; lying face upwards

facing down wile lying down; lying face downwards

Shortening the angle of a joint (bringing it forward)

Elongating the angle of a joint (pushing it backwards)

moving a body part away from the body

move a body part towards the body

Turning something up. (like you would do with your wrist if you were holding a bowl of soup)

Turning something down. (like turning your palm down so your wrist pronates)

one end fixed, other is circulating

turning in

turning out

bringing toes up

toes down

To have a reference point

Extension

Plantarflexion

abduction

external rotation

adduction

abduction

Medial

posterior

distal

inferior

lateral

proximal

superior

Lateral

medial

lateral

posterior

anterior

posterior

superior

inferior

superior

superior