| A | B |
|---|
| abdomino | abdomen |
| adipo | fat |
| antero | front |
| brachio | arm |
| caudo | tail |
| cephalo | head |
| cervico | neck |
| chondro | cartilage |
| cranio | skull |
| cruro | leg |
| cuto | cell |
| disto | away from |
| dorso | back of the body |
| epithelio | epithelium |
| gluteo | buttock |
| histo | tissue |
| infero | below |
| latero | side |
| medio | middle |
| musculo | muscle |
| neuro | nerve |
| organo | organ |
| osteo | bone |
| pelvo | pelvis |
| peritoneo | peritoneum |
| pleuro | pleura |
| postero | back |
| proximo | near to |
| pubo | genital region |
| somato | body |
| spino | spine |
| supero | above |
| systemo | system |
| thoraco | chest |
| ventro | belly |
| vertebro | vertebra |
| viscero | internal organ |
| abdominal region | anterior, below the chest |
| brachial region | arm regions |
| cephalic region | the head |
| cervical region | the neck |
| crural region | the legs |
| dorsum | the back |
| gluteal region | the buttocks |
| lower extremities | beneath the trunk |
| pelvic region | lowest anterior region of trunk |
| pubic region | genital region |
| thoracic region | the chest |
| trunk | the torso |
| upper extremities | above the trunk |
| vertebral region | the spinal column |
| right hypochondriac | right, lateral region of upper row |
| epigastric | middle area of upper row |
| left hypochondriac | left, lateral region of upper row |
| right lumbar | right, lateral region of middle row |
| umbilical | central area of middle row |
| left lumbar | left, lateral region of middle row |
| right iliac | right, lateral region of lower row |
| hypogastric | middle region of lower row |
| left iliac | left, lateral region of lower row |
| right upper quadrant | majority of liver, right kidney, small part of pancreas |
| right lower quadrant | small intestines & colon, right ovary & fallopian tube, appendix |
| left upper quadrant | minority of liver, spleen, stomach, most of pancreas |
| left lower quadrant | small intestine & colon, left ovary & fallopian tube |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| ENT | ear, nose, throat |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GYN | gynecology |
| lat | lateral |
| LE | lower extremity |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| MS | musculoskeletal |
| OB | obstretrics |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| UE | upper extremity |
| coronal (frontal) plane | separates body into anterior & posterior parts |
| transverse (horizontal) plane | separates body into upper & lower parts |
| sagittal plane | separates body into right & left parts |
| cross-section | internal view from a horizontal slice |
| longitudinal section | internal view from a vertical cut |
| abdominal cavity | superior part of the abdominopelvic cavity |
| abdominopelvic cavity | the abdominal and pelvic cavities |
| cranial cavity | cavity within the skull |
| diaphragm | separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| mediastinum | central region of chest cavity |
| parietal layer | outer layer of the pleura and peritoneum |
| pelvic cavity | inferior part of abdominopelvic cavity |
| pericardial cavity | cavity that surrounds the heart |
| peritoneum | membrane that lines the abdominal cavity |
| pleura | membran that lines the thoracic cavity |
| spinal cavity | contains the spine |
| thoracic cavity | contains the lungs and heart |
| viscera | internal organs of the body |
| visceral layer | inner layer of the pleura and peritoneum |
| superior (cephalic) | above other structures |
| inferior (caudal) | below another structure |
| anterior (ventral) | front or belly-side of body |
| posterior (dorsal) | back or spinal cord-side of body |
| medial | toward the midline of the body |
| lateral | away from the midline of the body |
| proximal | nearest to a reference point |
| distal | furthest from a reference point |
| apex | summit (tip) of an organ |
| base | bottom or lower part of an organ |
| superficial | toward the surface of the body |
| deep | further below the surface of the body |
| supine | lying on your back |
| prone | lying face downward |
