- Directional brain orientation
- anterior/posterior, rostral/caudal = front/back ( or , in the brain stem and spinal cord, near brain/way from brain)
- Superior/inferior, dorsal/ventral = top/btoom ( or, in spinal cord, towards the back/belly)
- Lateral/medial = outside/inside
- proximal/distal = closer/farther
- note: pay attention to left and right when looking at brain images:
- “radiological” or clinical” orientation: left side of image = right side of brain. based on the radiologist/clinician’s view when facing the patient
- “anatomic” or “neurological” orientation: left side of image = left side of brain
