| A | B |
|---|
| anterior (ventral) | toward the front (belly) of the body |
| posterior (dorsal) | toward the back of the body |
| medial | toward the midline of the body |
| lateral | toward the side of the body |
| proximal | near, close to |
| distal | far, distant |
| superior | above, on top of |
| inferior | below |
| cranial | skull |
| caudal | referring to the tail, spine |
| superficial (external) | close to surface of the body |
| deep (internal) | close to the center of the body |
| frontal plane (coronal) | a plane, slice or section made by cutting across the body from one side to the other |
| sagittal plane | passes from front to back and divides the body into right and left portions, if the plane passes throught the midline, it is a mid-sagittal or medial plane |
| transverse plane | a plane, slice or section made by cutting across the body |
| inguinal | groin |
| parietal | near the side and top of the skull |
| dorsal | back of the body |
| visceral | deep |
| mid-saggital | a plane, slice or section made by cutting the body in right and left halves |
| frontal | of, relating to, or situated near the forehead |
| umbilicus | umbilical |
| hypochondriac | relating to, or being the two regions of the abdomen lying on either side of the epigastric region and above the lumbar regions |
| hypo | deficient; below; under; less than normal |
| peritoneal | peritonium |
| caud/o | tail |
| adip/o | fat |
| aden/o | gland |
| cephal/o | head |
| col/o | colon |
| coron/o | crown, circle |
| epi- | on top of, above |
| cyt/o | cell |
| home/o | sameness, unchanging, constant |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| path/o | disease |
| retr/o | behind, backward, back |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -stasis | to stop, control, place |
| pelvic | pertaining to the pelvis |
| -itis | inflammation, edema |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ology | study of |
| spleen/o | spleen |
| right iliac region | of, relating to, or located on or near the right side of the ilium |
| left iliac region | of, relating to, or located on or near the left side of the ilium |
| right quadrant | right side of a 4 part area |
| left quadrant | left side of a 4 part area |
| upper quadrant | two upper sections of a 4 part area |
| lower quadrant | two lower sections of a 4 part area |
