Body Positions
Ventral
Front, or belly side of the organ
Midsagittal
This vertical plane, aka the mid-line divides the body into equal left and right halves.
endo
in, within, inside
adipo
fat
cyto
cell
Anterior
Situated in the front
Sagittal
this vertical plane divides the body into unequal left and right portions.
exo
out of, outside away from
caudo
lower part of body, tail
hepato
liver
Posterior
Situated in the back
Frontal
This vertical plane aka the coronal divides the body into anterior and posterior.
a, an, in
without, not absence of
cephalo
head
histo
tissue
Superior
Uppermost, above, or toward the head
Transverse
This horizontal plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions. This plane can be at any other level across the body.
ambi
both, both sides, around, about
colo
colon, large intestine
hystero
uterus
Dorsal
Back side of the organ
Anatomic Position
Standing straight, palms facing forward
bi
two
corono
Coronary, crown
antero
before, front