front 1 anter/o | back 1 anterior nearer to or toward the front; ventral |
front 2 poster/o | back 2 posterior nearer to or toward the back; dorsal; situated behind |
front 3 ventr/o | back 3 ventral belly side; same as anterior surface in humans |
front 4 dors/o | back 4 dorsal directed toward or situated on the back side; same as posterior surface in humans |
front 5 medi/o | back 5 medial, median middle or nearer the middle; the prefix mid- also means middle |
front 6 later/o | back 6 lateral toward the side; denoting a position farther from the midline of the body or from a structure |
front 7 super/o | back 7 superior uppermost or above |
front 8 infer/o | back 8 inferior lowermost or below |
front 9 proxim/o | back 9 proximal nearer the origin or point of attachment |
front 10 dist/o | back 10 distal far or distant from the origin or point of attachment |
front 11 cephal/o | back 11 cephalad toward the head |
front 12 caud/o | back 12 caudad toward the tail or in an inferior direction in humans |
front 13 intern/o | back 13 internal inside, within (L., internus) |
front 14 extern/o | back 14 external outside (L., externus) |