Abduction
Motion of a limb away from the midline
Adduction
Motion of a limb toward the midline
Anterior
Front surface of the body; sode facing you in standard anatomic position
Apex (apices)
Pointed extremity of a conical structure
Bilateral
Body part or condition appearing on both sides of the midline
Combining vowel
Vowel used to combine two roots or a word root and suffix
Deep
Farther inside the body and away from skin
Distal
Further from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity
Dorsal
Posterior surface of body, including back of hand
Extension
Straightening of a joint
Flexion
Bending of a joint
Fowler position
Inclined position in which head of bead is raised
Inferior
Below a body part, nearer to the feet
Lateral
Parts of body that lie farther from the midline (outer structures)
Medial
Parts of body that lie closer to midline (inner structures)
Palmar
Forward facing part of hand in anatomic position
Prefix
Part of term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of the term
Prone
Lying face down
Proximal
Closer to trunk
Quadrants
Describes sections of abdomen. Two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing abdomen into four equal areas
Suffix
Part of a term that comes after the root word, at the end of the term
Superficial
Closer to or on the skin
Superior
Above a body part or nearer to the head
Supine
Lying face up
Ventral
Anterior surface of the body
Word root
Main part of a term that contains the primary meaning