A | B |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
anter/o | front |
brachi/o | arm |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
crani/o | skull |
cubit/o | elbow |
dist/o | farthest away from attachment |
dors/o | back (side of body) |
femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
gastr/o | stomach |
genit/o | genitals |
glute/o | buttocks |
ili/o | ilium (part of pelvis) |
infer/o | below or lower |
inguin/o | groin |
later/o | side |
lumb/o | low back |
medi/o | middle |
nas/o | nose |
or/o | mouth |
orbit/o | eye socket |
ot/o | ear |
patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
pelv/o | pelvis |
poster/o | back (side of body) |
proxim/o | nearest to attachment |
scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
spin/o | spine |
stern/o | sternum (breast bone) |
super/o | above or upper |
thorac/o | chest |
ventr/o | belly (side of body) |
vertebr/o | vertebra (backbone) |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-iac | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ior | pertaining to |
ante- | in front of |
epi- | above |
hypo- | below |
retro- | behind |
Frontal Plane | cuts into an anterior and posterior section |
Sagittal Plane | cuts into a left and right section |
Midsagittal Plane | cuts down the center for equal left and right sections |
Transverse Plane | cuts into a superior and inferior section |
Anterior | front |
Posterior | back |
Medial | towards the midline (middle) |
Lateral | away from the midline (middle) |
Distal | farther from the point of attachment |
Proximal | closer to the point of attachment |
Superior | above |
Inferior | below |
Superficial | near the surface |
Deep | below the surface |
Prone | lie face down |
Supine | lie face up |