| Description of Term | Anatomical Terminology |
| To straighten a joint | |
| To bend a joint | |
| To pull up with your toes | |
| To move towards the middle of the body | |
| To move away from the middle of the body | |
| Closer to the torso | |
| To push down with your toes | |
| The belly side of a body | |
| Further away from the surface | |
| To rotate the palm to the same side as the posterior elbow | |
| Positioned lying on one’s back | |
| The outside of a hollow object | |
| The back side of a body | |
| | Description of Term | Anatomical Terminology |
| Away from the midline of the body | |
| Standing erect, facing the observer, arms are at the sides with palms facing forward. | |
| The inside of a hollow object | |
| Closer to the surface | |
| To rotate the palm to the same side as the bicep | |
| Lying on one’s front | |
| Towards the front of the body | |
| Further away from the torso | |
| Towards the midline of the body | |
| Away from the head | |
| Towards the rear of the body | |
| Towards the head | |
| Towards the tail or coccyx | |
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