Location of Body
Outer Part of the Body
What is External
Away from the point of origin
What is Distal?
Standing upright with legs together, feet pointing forward, arms at the sides, palms facing forward and head facing forward.
What is Anatomical position?
Divides the body into left and right sections.
What is Sagittal Plan?
A single letter or group of letters placed before a word root.
What is a Prefix?
Back of the body, posterior
What is Dorsal?
Toward the midline of the body
What is Medial?
Lying on the back with the palms facing upward
What is Supine position?
Divides the body into equal right and left halves.
What is midsagittal plane
A vowel that links together word parts for ease of pronunciation.
What is a combining vowel?
Deep within the body
Internal
Toward the side of the body
What is lateral?
Lying facedown with the palms facing downward
What is Prone position?
Divides body into front and back sections
What is Frontal plane?
Indicates the grammatical function of the medical term, states the meaning.
What is a Suffix?
Body part located above another part or closer to the head
What is Superior?
Toward the tailbone
What is Caudal?
Divides body into upper and lower sections
What is Transverse plane?
Body Part located below another part or closer to the feet.
What is Inferior?
Passing from posterior(rear) of the body to the anterior(front)
What is Posteroanterior?