Combining Forms
front
anter/o
two, both
bi-
inflammation
-itis
divides body into equal right and left halves
midsagittal
normal standing position
erect
heart
cardi/o
a-, an-
not; without
condition
-ia
also called the coronal plane; divides body into front and back sections
frontal
lying flat with the face up
supine
back of the body
dors/o
slow
Brady-
pertaining to
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior
transverse plane
lying on side with hip and knee straight, and the other hip and knee bent or flexed
Sim's Positon
middle
medi/o
above
supra-
surgical repair
-plasty
Divides the body into unequal left and right sections
sagittal plane
Lying flat with the face down
prone
internal organs
viscer/o
across
trans-
surgical opeing
-tomy
near the point of origin
proximal
lying face down with knees bent while resting on the knees and chest
knee-chest