| A | B |
|---|
| anter/o | front |
| caud/o | tail (downward) |
| cephal/o | head (upward) |
| dist/o | away (from point of reference) |
| dors/o | back |
| infer/o | below |
| later/o | side |
| medi/o | middle |
| poster/o | back, behind |
| proxim/o | near (the point of reference) |
| super/o | above |
| ventr/o | belly (front) |
| bi- | two |
| uni- | one |
| -ad | toward |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| frontal/coronal plane | divides body into anterior and posterior |
| sagittal plane | divdes body into right and left halves |
| midsagittal plane | divides body into right and left equal halves |
| transverse plane | divides body into upper and lower portions |
| umbilical region | around the navel (ambilicus) |
| epigastric region | directly above the umbilical region |
| hypogastric region | directly below the umbilical region |
| hypochondriac regions (2) | to the right and left of the epigastric region |
| lumbar regions (2) | to the right and left of the umbilical region |
| iliac regions (2) | the the right and left of the hypogastric region |
