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supine lying on back face up
inferior below
transverse across
medial towards the middle
prone face down
hyper excessive
lateral towards the outside
sagittal left and right halfs
frontal front
vertebral pertaining to the spinal cord
superficial surface
retro back, behind
anterior front
diaphragm seperate thoracic from abdominal cavity
plantar bottom of the foot
dorsum top of the foot
para near, along side
posterior back
meso middle
ecto outside
endo inside
dorsal back
ventral front
superior above
deep away from surface
cranial skull
distal farthest from the point of attachment
coronal frontal
proximal nearest to the point of attachment
ili/o hip
visera internal organ
hypo below
hyper above, excessive
midsagittal egually dividing the right and left sides
inguin/o groin area
vertebr/o vertebra
abdominal stomach
pelvic pelvis
thoracic chest
Created by: pedita1
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