Basic anatomical terminology

towards the head cranialis

towards the tail caudalis

in the midline medianus

close to the midline medialis

close to the side lateralis

closer to the trunk or closer to another specified point proximalis

farther from the trunk or from another specified point distalis

inward, near the inside, inner internus

outward, hence, further from the inside externus

above, upper superior

below, lower inferior

towards the belly side ventralis

towards the back dorsalis

towards the front anterior

towards the backside posterior

relating to the sagittal plane(front-back/back-front direction) sagittalis

relating to the forehead or frontal bone frontalis

horizontal horizontalis

closer to the surface, superficial superficialis

farther from the surface, deep profundus

right side dexter

left side sinister

skeleton skeleton

bone, bones os, ossa

part pars

wall paries

surface facies

margin margo

trench, an anatomical depression, hollow area fossa

pit (usually smaller than fossa) fovea

notch incisura

opening foramen

groove sulcus

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