Anatomy always describes the body in one fixed pose — anatomical position: standing, facing forward, arms at the sides, palms forward. From there, a handful of paired terms pin down exactly where anything is. Tap a pair to see it on the body.
Anatomical position
Standing · facing forward · palms forward — the reference pose for every term.
Directional termswhere is it, exactly?
Pick a pair
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Directional Terms — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
