Medical Terminology- Ch3 Directional Terms And Anatomical Planes And Regions

Front 1

anter/o

Back 1

front

Front 2

caud/o

Back 2

tail (downward)

Front 3

cephal/o

Back 3

head (upward)

Front 4

dist/o

Back 4

away (from the point of reference)

Front 5

dors/o

Back 5

back

Front 6

infer/o

Back 6

below

Front 7

later/o

Back 7

side

Front 8

medi/o

Back 8

middle

Front 9

poster/o

Back 9

back, behind

Front 10

proxim/o

Back 10

near (the point of reference)

Front 11

super/o

Back 11

above

Front 12

ventr/o

Back 12

belly (front)

Front 13

bi-

Back 13

two

Front 14

uni-

Back 14

one

Front 15

-ad

Back 15

toward

Front 16

-ior

Back 16

pertaining to

Front 17

anterior

Back 17

pertaining to the front

Front 18

anteroposterior

Back 18

pertaining to the front and back

Front 19

bilateral

Back 19

pertaining to two sides

Front 20

caudal

Back 20

pertaining to the tail

Front 21

cephalad

Back 21

toward the head

Front 22

cephalic

Back 22

pertaining to the head

Front 23

distal

Back 23

pertaining to away from the point of reference

Front 24

dorsal

Back 24

pertaining to the back

Front 25

inferior

Back 25

pertaining to below

Front 26

lateral

Back 26

pertaining to a side

Front 27

mediad

Back 27

toward the middle

Front 28

medial

Back 28

pertaining to the middle

Front 29

mediolateral

Back 29

pertaining to the middle and side

Front 30

posterior

Back 30

pertaining to the back

Front 31

proximal

Back 31

pertaining to the near (from the point of reference)

Front 32

posteroanterior

Back 32

pertaining to the back and front

Front 33

superior

Back 33

pertaining to above

Front 34

unilateral

Back 34

pertaining to one side (only)

Front 35

ventral

Back 35

pertaining to the belly (front)

Front 36

frontal plane

Back 36

vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Front 37

coronal plane

Back 37

vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Front 38

sagittal plane

Back 38

vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides

Front 39

midsagittal plane

Back 39

divides the body into right and left halves

Front 40

transverse plane

Back 40

horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions (superior and inferior portions)

Front 41

umbilical region

Back 41

around the navel (umbilicus)

Front 42

umbilicus

Back 42

navel

Front 43

epigastric region

Back 43

directly above the umbilical region

Front 44

hypogastric region

Back 44

directly below the umbilical region

Front 45

hypochondriac regions

Back 45

to the left and right of the epigastric region

Front 46

lumbar regions

Back 46

to the left and right of the umbilical region

Front 47

iliac regions

Back 47

to the left and right of the hypogastric region

Front 48

ant (abbreviation)

Back 48

anterior

Front 49

AP (abbreviation)

Back 49

anteroposterior

Front 50

inf (abbreviation)

Back 50

inferior

Front 51

lat (abbreviation)

Back 51

lateral

Front 52

med (abbreviation)

Back 52

medial

Front 53

PA (abbreviation)

Back 53

posteroanterior

Front 54

sup (abbreviation)

Back 54

superior

Front 55

Back 55

coronal plane

Front 56

Back 56

frontal plane

Front 57

Back 57

sagittal plane

Front 58

Back 58

transverse plane

Front 59

Back 59

right hypochondriac region

Front 60

Back 60

left hypochondriac region

Front 61

Back 61

epigastric region

Front 62

Back 62

right lumbar region

Front 63

Back 63

umbilical region

Front 64

Back 64

left lumbar region

Front 65

Back 65

right iliac region

Front 66

Back 66

hypogastric region

Front 67

Back 67

left iliac region