| 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 |
