Terms of Relationship

Front regions in/of the body

posterior regions in/of the body

toward the head

toward the feet

nearest the point of attachment to the trunk (typically used when for points within the extremities, example: the shoulder is proximal to the elbow)

farther from the

toward the medianplane

farther from themedian plane

toward the center

away from the center

outer wall of acavity

inner surface covering an organ

closer to surface

between other structures

farther from surface