Directional Prefixes

Question 1

Explain each of the following suffixes: infer/o, super/o,

Answer 1

infer/o - lower, below
super/o - upper, above

Question 2

Explain each of the following suffixes: caud/o, dors/o, later/o, ventr/o

Answer 2

caud/o - tail
dors/o - back of the body
later/o - side to side
ventr/o - belly, belly side

Question 3

What are the different directional planes?

Answer 3

midsagittal - spliced down the middle
coronal - cuts off the posterior and anterior
transverse - cut off from waist