Positions & Planes
Lying face upward
Supine
Conditions present at birth, acquired during development in uterus
Congenital Disease
Identifying and naming a specific disease
Diagnosis
Toward or near the head
Superior/Cranial
Away from the middle of the body
Lateral
Divides body into top and bottom
Transverse plane
Conditions transmitted genetically from parents to child
Inherited Disease
The cause of a disease
Etiology
Toward or near the feet
Inferior/Caudal
Closer to point of reference
Proximal
Lying face downward
Prone
Diseases caused by pathogens like bacteria or viruses
Infectious Disease
Disease with unknown cause
Idiopathic
Front of the body
Anterior/Ventral
Further from point of reference
Distal
Divides body into right and left
Sagittal Plane
Conditions caused by deterioration of body tissues/organs due to aging or lifestyle
Degenerative Disease
Disease caused by medical treatment
Iatrogenic
Back of the body
Posterior/Dorsal
Near the body surface
Superficial
Divides body into front and back
Coronal/Frontal Plane
The study of how diseases occur and how organisms respond to disease
Pathophysiology
Predicted outcome of a disease
Prognosis
Toward the middle of the body
Medial
Away from body surface
Deep