append
to hang something
cardi
heart
cran
helmet
dors
back
homeo
same
-logy
study of
meta
change
pariet
wall
pelv
basin
peri
around
pleur
rib
-stasis
standing still
-tomy
cutting
superior
body part above another and closer to the head
inferior
body part is below another an closer to the feet
anterior
¨ventral¨ toward the front
posterior
¨dorsal¨ toward the back
medial
relates to imaginary line dividing body part into left and right
lateral
side to side
proximal
describes a body part that is closer to a point of attachment or closer to the trunk
superficial
situated near the surface ¨peripheral¨
deep
parts that are more internal
saggital
lengthwise cut, divided into right and left halves
transverse
horizontal cut dividing body into superior and inferior parts
coronal
¨frontal¨ divided the body into anterior and posterior positions