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LaFleur Chapter 3
Directional Terms, Anatomic Planes, Regions, Quadrants
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09/01/2005

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Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

anter/o
Definition
front
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

caud/o
Definition
tail (downward)
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

cephal/o
Definition
head (upward)
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

dist/o
Definition
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

dors/o
Definition
back
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

infer/o
Definition
below
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

later/o
Definition
side
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

medi/o
Definition
middle
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

poster/o
Definition
back, behind
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

proxim/o
Definition
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

super/o
Definition
above
Term
Combining Term for Directional Term:

ventr/o
Definition
belly (front)
Term
Prefix:

bi-
Definition
two
Term
Prefix:

uni-
Definition
one
Term
Suffix:

-ad
Definition
toward
Term
Suffix:

-ior
Definition
pertaining to

*You have already learned that more suffixes that mean "pertaining to". They are: -al, -ic, -ous
Term
Abbreviation:

ant
Definition
anterior
Term
Abbreviation:

AP
Definition
anteroposterior
Term
Abbreviation:

inf
Definition
inferior
Term
Abbreviation:

lat
Definition
lateral
Term
Abbreviation:

LLQ
Definition
left lower quadrant
Term
Abbreviation:

LUQ
Definition
left upper quadrant
Term
Abbreviation:

med
Definition
medial
Term
Abbreviation:

PA
Definition
posteroanterior
Term
Abbreviation:

RLQ
Definition
right lower quadrant
Term
Abbreviation:

RUQ
Definition
right upper quadrant
Term
sup
Definition
superior
Term
directional term:
anterior
Definition
pertaining to the front
Term
directional term:
anteroposterior
Definition
pertaining to the front and back
Term
directional term:
bilateral
Definition
pertaining to two sides
Term
directional term:
caudal
Definition
partaining to the tail
Term
directional term:
cephalad
Definition
toward the head
Term
directional term:
cephalic
Definition
pertaining to the head
Term
directional term:
distal
Definition
pertaining to away (from the point of referance)
Term
directional term:
dorsal
Definition
pertaining to the back
Term
directional term:
inferior
Definition
pertaining to below
Term
directional term:
lateral
Definition
pertaining to a side
Term
directional term:
mediad
Definition
toward the middle
Term
directional term:
medial
Definition
pertaining to the middle
Term
directional term:
mediolateral
Definition
pertaining to the middle and the side
Term
directional term:
posterior
Definition
pertaining to the back
Term
directional term:
posteroanterior
Definition
partaining to the back and to the front
Term
directional term:
proximal
Definition
pertaining to near (to the point of referance)
Term
directional term:
superior
Definition
pertaining to above
Term
directional term:
unilateral
Definition
pertaining to one side (only)
Term
directional term:
ventral
Definition
pertaining to the belly
Term
anatomical plane:
frontal or coronal
Definition
vertical feild passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
Term
anatomical plane:
sagittal
Definition
vertical feild running through the body from front to back, dividing the body from left to right, midsagittal divides the body into right and left halves
Term
anatomical plane:
transverse
Definition
horizontal feild dividing the body into upper and lower portions
Term
abdominopelvic region:
umbilical region(1)
Definition
around the navel (umbilicus)
Term
abdominopelvic region:
epigastric region(1)
Definition
directly above the umbilical region
Term
abdominopelvic region:
hypogastric region(1)
Definition
directly below the umbilical region
Term
abdominopelvic region:
hypocondriac regions(2)
Definition
to the right and left of the epigastric region
Term
abdominopelvic region:
lumbar regions(2)
Definition
to the right and left of the umbilical region
Term
abdominopelvic region:
iliac regions(2)
Definition
to the right and left of the hypogastric region
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