Week 6- Anatomical Directions, Locations, and Planes

Front

anter/o (ventro)

Back

anterior (ventral) or front side of the body

Front

poster/o (dorso)

Back

posterior (dorsal) or back side of the body

Front

proxim/o

Back

proximal or closer to the point of origin

Front

dist/o

Back

distal or further from the point of origin

Front

super/o

Back

superior or toward the head or upper part of the body

Front

infer/o

Back

inferior or toward the lower part of the body

Front

medi/o

Back

medial, middle, toward or at the midline of the body

Front

later/o

Back

lateral, side, away from the midline of the body

Front

sagittal plane

Back

vertical- divides the body into right & left parts

Front

frontal/coronal plane

Back

vertical- divides the body into anterior & posterior