1. Anatomical Directional/Position

2. Anterior/Ventral (Human) The front! Including front of the face, belly, etc

3. Posterior/Dorsal (Human) The back! Including back of the head, back, hamstrings…

4. Anterior (Pig) The front! Including the WHOLE head, neck, etc

5. Posterior (Pig) The back! Including the tail and back legs but not the front ones.

6. Dorsal (Pig) The back! This is where you would find that famous dorsal fin on a shark!

7. Ventral (Pig) The belly!

8. Cranial The head! This refers to the head region whether it is at the top or front of the animal.

9. Superior A comparison word used to say something is “ABOVE something else”

10. Inferior A comparison word used to say something is “BELOW something else”

11. Lateral “towards the sides of the body”

12. Caudal towards the “rear end” of the body…by the tail…

13. Body Planes

14. Sagittal Splits animal into left and right.

15. Median Also…Splits animal into left and right, but in the exact center.

16. Transverse Splits animal into top and bottom. (cranial and caudal)

17. Frontal (coronal) Splits animal into front and back. (dorsal and ventral)