anatomy

-study/science of structure -naming and relative location -revealed by dissection + imaging techniques

physiology

-study/science of how the body functions -how the components of the anatomy interact -can it be at the cellular, systematic, or whole organismal level

anatomical position

-standing upright -facing the observer -eyes facing forward -arms are the sides -palms turned forward

superior/rostral

towards the top of the head

inferior/caudal

away from the head/ towards the tail

dorsal/posterior

toward the back of the body

ventral/ anterior

toward the belly or front of the body

medial

towards/near the body's midline(longitudinal axis)

lateral

away from the body's midline (longitudinal axis)

proximal

toward an attachment to a base or limb to the trunk

distal

away from the attachment to a base or limb to the trunk

superficial

near or at the surface of the body

deep

farther from the body's surface