Ch 1: Terms & Prefixes to Describe Planes of Reference & Spatial Relationships

ante-

anterior (ventral)

anteroposterior

anti-

bilateral

caudal

central

contra-

coronal (frontal plane)

cranial (rostral)

deep

distal

dorsal

ecto-

endo-

epi-

external

extrinsic

frontal (coronal)

hypo, sub, infra

inferior

infra-

inter-

internal

intra-

intrinsic

ipsi-

lateral

longitudinal

medial

mes-, mesio-, meso-

mesial

met-, meta-

midsagittal

oblique

palmar

para-

peri-

peripheral

plantar

post-

posterior (dorsal)

pre-

prone

proximal

rectus

retro-

rostral (cranial)

sagittal

sub-

superficial

superior

supine

supra-

transverse

unilateral

ventral

version