Chapter 3: Word Parts Flashcards
Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
1
Q
anter/o
Example: anter/o/poster/ior
A
Front
2
Q
caud/o
Example: caud/al
A
Tail (downward)
3
Q
cephal/o
Example: cephal/ic
A
Head (upward)
4
Q
dist/o
Example: dist/al
A
Away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
5
Q
dors/o
Example: dors/al
A
Back
6
Q
infer/o
Example: infer/ior
A
Below
7
Q
later/o
Example: later/al
A
Side
8
Q
medi/o
Example: medi/al
A
Middle
9
Q
poster/o
Example: poster/ior
A
Back, behind
10
Q
proxim/o
Example: proxim/al
A
Near (the point of attachment of a body part)
11
Q
ventr/o
Example: ventr/al
A
Belly (front)
12
Q
super/o
Example: super/ior
A
Above
13
Q
bi-
Example: bi/later/al
A
Two
14
Q
uni-
Example: uni/later/al
A
One
15
Q
-ad
Example: cephal/ad
A
Toward
