directions and positions
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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ab- (ex. abduction) | away from
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ad- (ex. adduction) | toward
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ante-, pre-, pro- (ex. antepardum, precancerous, prostate) | before
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dia- (ex. diameter) | through, complete
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ecto-, ex-, exo- (ex. ectopic, exocrine, exophthalmos) | out, outside, away from
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en-, endo-, inter-(ex. endoscope) | within, inside
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epi- (ex. epigastric) | above, on, upon
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hypo- (ex. hypoglycemic) | sub, beneath, under, deficient
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infra-, sub- (ex. Infrastructure, subheptic) | below,under
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sub- (ex. subcutaneous) | under
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intra- (intravenous) | within, in, into
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ipsi- (ex. ipsilateral) | same
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meso- (ex. mesopexy) | middle
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peri- (ex. pericardium) | surrounding, around
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post- (ex. postpoartum) | after, behind
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re-, retro- (ex. resection, retroversion) | behind, backward
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super-, supra- (ex. superior, subrapubic) | above, upper, beyond
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trans- (ex. transheptic) | across, through
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anterior or ventral | at or near the front surface of the body
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posterior or dorsal | at or near the back surface of the body
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superior | above
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inferior | below
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lateral | side
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distal | farthest from center
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proximal | nearest to center
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medial | middle
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supine | face up or palm up
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prone | face down or palm down
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sagittal | vertical body plane, divides the body into equal right and left sides
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transverse | horizontal body plane, divedes the body into top and bottom sections
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coronal | vertical body plane, divides the body into front and back sections
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para- (ex. paralysis) | abnormal, near, beside
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