Superior
Top of brain
Inferior
Bottom of brain
Rostral
Nose
Caudal
Back (opposite of rostral)
Dorsal
Back axis of body, too to back of brain
Ventral
Front axis of body
Medial
Middle
Lateral
Side
Proximal
Close together, medial
Distal
Far apart, lateral
Ipsilateral
Matching sides, pain is ipsilateral for efficiency
Contralateral
Opposite sides, right brain to left side
Afferent
Moving towards the CNS, sensations, sensory nerves
Efferent
Moving away from the CNS, motor neurons, muscle contraction
Coronal view
Divide anterior from posterior, Looking from front to back
Horizontal view
Dorsal view, looking from top to the bottom
Sagittal view
Cutting through the middle of the brain, medial view