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super/o: above, medi/o (medial, median): Near the middle of the body (toward mid-line) Cephal/o: head (upward) Caud/o: tail (downward) Anter/o: Front ventr/o (ventral): Belly (front) proxim/o: near (the point of attachment of a body part Dors/o: back Medial: pertaining to the middle lateral: pertaining to a side Superior: pertaining to above Inferior: pertaining to below Proximal: pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part) Distal: pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part) cephalad: toward the head (upward) Caudad (caudal): toward the tail (or the inferior portion of the trunk; downward) unilateral: pertaining to one side (only) Bilateral: pertaining to two sides sagittal plane: verital plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides ( any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane) Frontal: vertical plane passing through the body from side to side,dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions Ventral: pertaining to the belly transverse plane: horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions posteroanterior: pertaining to the back and to the front Midsagittal: vertical plane passing through the body from front to back at the midline, dividing the body equally into right and left halves Supine: lying on the back, facing upward ( also called dorsal recumbent position) Prone: lying on the abdomen, face down ( head may be turned to one side) ( also called ventral recumbent position) Fowler's position: a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 60 degrees Trendelenburg position: A position in which the patient's feet and legs are higher than the head lateral recumbent: lying on either the left or right side ventral recument: lying on Abdomen orthopena position: sitting upright in a chair or in bed supported by pillows behind the back...