Med Terms- Direction, Anatomic Planes, Regions and Quadrants
Terms
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- -ad
- toward
- -ior
-
pertaining to
- anter/o
- front
- bi-
- two
- caud/o
-
tail (downward)
- cephal/o
-
head (upward)
- dist/o
-
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
- dors/0
- back
-
Epigastric region
-
directly above the umbilical region (1 in #)
- Frontal or Coronal Plane
- Vertical plane, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
-
hypochondriac regions
- to the right and left of the epigastric region (2 in #)
-
hypogastric region
- directly below the unbilical region (1 in #)
-
iliac regions
-
to the right and left of the hypogastric region (2 in #)
- infer/o
- below
- later/o
- side
-
lumbar regions
-
to the right and left of the umbilical region (2 in #)
- medi/o
- middle
-
Mid-Sagittal Plane
-
Divides the body into right and left HALVES
- poster/o
-
back, behind
- proxim/o
-
near (from the point of attachment of a body part)
-
Sagittal Plane
-
Dividing the body into right and left SIDES
- super/o
- above
-
Transverse Plane
-
Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions
-
Umbilical Region
-
Around the navel (umbilicus) (1 in #)
- uni-
- one
- ventr/o
-
belly (front)