Prefix
eu-
Good
Cerebr/o
Brain
Midline
Middle of the body
Lateral
Going away from the midline of the body
The body is divided into a anterior and posterior
Coronal or Frontal Plane
multi-
many
Orch/o
Testis
Distal
Farthest from the midline of the body
Proximal
Closest to the midline of the body
The body id divided into a superior and inferior portion
Transverse
auto-
self
Arthr/o
Joint
Medial
Going towards the midline of the body
Superior
Seperates the body into a right and left portion
Saggital
anti-
against
Caphal/o
Head
Inferior
Towards the feet or lower part of the body
Posterior or Dorsal
On the back side of the body
The body is divided into equal right and left portions
Mid-Saggital
Pseudo-
False
Calculus
Stone
Superficial or External
Farther away from the interion of the body
Internal or Deep
Toward the feet or lower part of the body
Patients stands erect facing forward with the arms by their side, thumbs pointing outwards
Anatomical Position