Prefix
Root Word
Directional Terms
Directional Terms
Planes of the body
100

eu-

Good

100

Cerebr/o

Brain

100

Midline

Middle of the body

100

Lateral

Going away from the midline of the body

100

The body is divided into a anterior and posterior

Coronal or Frontal Plane

200

multi-

many

200

Orch/o

Testis

200

Distal

Farthest from the midline of the body

200

Proximal

Closest to the midline of the body

200

The body id divided into a superior and inferior portion

Transverse

300

auto-

self

300

Arthr/o

Joint

300

Medial

Going towards the midline of the body

300

Superior

Toward the head or upper part of the body
300

Seperates the body into a right and left portion

Saggital

400

anti-

against

400

Caphal/o

Head

400

Inferior

Towards the feet or lower part of the body

400

Posterior or Dorsal

On the back side of the body

400

The body is divided into equal right and left portions

Mid-Saggital

500

Pseudo-

False

500

Calculus

Stone

500

Superficial or External

Farther away from the interion of the body

500

Internal or Deep

Toward the feet or lower part of the body

500

Patients stands erect facing forward with the arms by their side, thumbs pointing outwards


Anatomical Position