Introduction to Human Anatomy terms

Prefix, suffix, directional anatomy terms

Athr-

joint

card-

heart

cyt-

cell

hepat-

liver

nephr-

kidney

onco-

cancer

my-, myo-

muscle

hyper-

above, over

para-

near, next to

ex-, exo-

out of, out from

-emia

relating to substances in the blood

anterior

front of the body

posterior

back of body

superior

above

inferior

below

medial

Toward the midline of the body

lateral

Away from the midline of the body

proximal

Nearer to the trunk of the body

distal

Farther from the trunk of the body

saggital

lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions

coronal

divides the body into slices from front to back

transverse

Divides body into upper and lower parts