chapter 3: directional terms, planes, positions, regions, & quadrants Flashcards
1
Q
combining form
caud/o
example: caud/al
A
tail (downward)
2
Q
combining form
anter/o
example: anter/o/poster/ior
A
front
3
Q
combining form
cephal/o
example: cephal/ic
A
head (upward)
4
Q
combining form
dist/o
example: dist/al
A
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
5
Q
combining form
infer/o
example: infer/ior
A
below
6
Q
combining form
dors/o
example: dors/al
A
back
7
Q
combining form
medi/o
example: medi/al
A
middle
8
Q
combining form
later/o
example: later/al
A
side
9
Q
combining form
poster/o
example: poster/ior
A
back, behind
10
Q
combining form
proxim/o
example: proxim/al
A
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
11
Q
combining form
super/o
example: super/ior
A
above
12
Q
combining form
ventr/o
example: ventr/al
A
belly (front)
13
Q
prefix
bi –
example: bi/later/al
A
two
14
Q
prefix
uni –
example: uni/later/al
A
one
15
Q
suffix
– ad
example: cephal/ad
A
toward
