Lesson 3

WORD LIST FOR LESSON 3

abdominal cavity-the abdominal cavity

anterior-front side, towards the front

anterior posterior-front and back, towards the front and back

anterolateral-front and side, towards the front and side

anteromedad-towards front and middle

anterosuperior-front and above, towards front and above

bilateral-both sides, towards both sides

caudal-tail

caudad-towards the tail

cephal-head

cephalad-towards the head

cephalic-pertaining to the head

cephalocaudal-pertaining to the head and tail

cephalocaudad-towards the tail and moving towards the head

cephalodorsal-pertaining to the backside of the head

cephalodorsad-towards the backside of head

coronal plane-coronal plane

cranial cavity-brain cavity

dextrad-towards teh right side

dextral-pertainging to the right side

dextrolateral-pertainging to the right and to the side

dextrolateral sagittal-pertaining to the middle of the right side

distal-away from the point of origin

dorsal-backside

dorsad-towards backside

dorsalis-located on the backside

dorsocephal-back of the head

dorsocephalad epigastric-pertaining to upon the stomach and towards the back of the head

dorsoventral-belly side to back side

dorsoventrad-towards the belly side starting at the backside

frontal plane-the front plane

hypogastric-below the gastric

hypochondriac-below the chondriac

inferior-below

inferolateral-below and to the side, towards the below and side

inferomedad-below and towards the middle

iliac-iliac

lateral-side

lateromedial-to the side of the middle

laterad-towards the side

lumbar-lumbar

medial-middle

mediad-towards the middle

mediolateral-the middle of the side

mediolateralsagittal-middle of the side sagittal cut

midsagittal-midline sagittal cut

posterior-back

posteroanterior-back and front

posterosuperior-back and above

posteromedial-back and middle

proximal-near the point of reference

sagittal-cut to top from bottom through sigittal plane

sinister-left

sinistrad-towards the left

sinistral-left side

sinistromid-left side midline

sinistromid-sagittal-left side midline sagittal cut

superolateral-above the side

superomedial-above the middle

superoanterial-above and to the front

superoposterior-above and to the back

transverse-transverse plane

unilateral-one side

ventral-belly side

ventrad-towards the belly side

ventrodorsal-belly side to the back side

ventrodorsad-from the belly side towards the back side

ventrolateral-from the belly to the side, 

ventrocandad-towards the belly and tail

ventralis-closes to the belly side of body