Directional Terms Explained We use directional terms in the hospital to accurately describe the location of injuries, procedures, or assessments on the body 📍 Midline = center of the body 👆 Proximal = closer to the trunk 👇 Distal = farther from the trunk ➡️ Lateral = away from the midline ⬅️ Medial = toward the midline 🔼 Superior = above 🔽 Inferior = below #anatomy #AandP #nursingschool #prereqs #anatomyreview #AP1 #biologyclass #nursingschooltips #anatomystudent #directionalterms #anatomyl