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anter/o
front
caud/o
tail (downward)
cephal/o
head (upward)
dist/o
away (from the point of attachment of the body part)
dors/o
back
infer/o
below
later/o
side
medi/o
middle
posteri/o
back, behind
proxim/o
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
super/o
above
ventr/o
belly (front)
bi-
two
uni-
one
-ad
toward
-ior
pertaining to
anterior (ant)
pertaining to the front
posterior
pertaining to the back
inferior (inf)
pertaining to below
superior (sup)
pertaining to above
distal
pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
proximal
pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)
dorsal
pertaining to the back
ventral
pertaining to the belly (front)
caudal
pertaining to the tail
cephalic
pertaining to the head
anteroposterior (AP)
Pertaining to the front and to the back
posteroanterior (PA)
Pertaining to the back and to the front
lateral (lat)
pertaining to a side
medial (med)
pertaining to the middle
unilateral
pertaining to one side (only)
bilateral
pertaining to two sides
mediolateral
pertaining to the middle and to the side
mediad
toward the middle
cephalad
toward the head
frontal or coronal
vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
sagittal
vertical fielld running though the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides
midsagittal
divides the body into right and left planes
transverse
horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions
umbilical region
around the navel
epigastric region
directly above the umbilical region
hypogastric region
directly below the umbilical region
hypochondriac regions
to the right and left of the epigastric regions
lumbar regions
to the right and left of the umbilical regions
iliac regions
to the right and left of the hypogastric region
Author
JLonghurst
ID
19633
Card Set
Medical Term - Ch. 3
Description
Directional Terms, Anatomical Planes, Regions, and Quadrants
Updated
2010-05-17T20:56:11Z
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