BODY
PLANES
BODY
ORIENTATION
PREFIXES 1
PREFIXES 2
PREFIXES 3
100

Divides Left from Right

Sagittal

100

Closer to midline

Proximal

100

A-/An-

Without, Not

100

Bi-

Two

100

Ecto-

Outside

200

Divides Front from Back

Frontal (Coronal)

200

Farther from midline

Distal

200

Ab-, Ef-

Away from

200

Brady-

Slow

200

Endo-

Inside-

300

Divides Superior from Inferior

Transverse

300

Move arm toward midline

Adduct

300

Ad-, Af-

Toward, To

300

Tachy-

Fast

300

Epi-

Upon, Over

400

Number of Vertebrae

33



400

Move arm away from midline

Abduct

400

Ambi-

Both

400

Circum-

Around

400

Eu-

Normal

500

Face, Palms, and Feet forward.  Arms at side.

Anatomical Position

500

Face and front of the body against the ground.  Palms down.

Pronate

500

Auto-

Self

500

Dys-

painful, difficult, or abnormal

500

Inter-

Between

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