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Ch 5 Terms
Directional Terms/Body Regions & Structures/Body Fluids
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anter/o | near to or toward the front; ventral |
| poster/o | nearer to or towards the back; dorsal; situated behind |
| ventr/o | belly side; same as anterior surface in human |
| dors/o | directed toward or situated on the back side; same as posterior surface in human beings |
| medi/o | middle or nearer the middle; the prefix mid- also means middle |
| later/o | toward the side; denoting a position farther from the midline of the body or form a structure |
| super/o | uppermost or above |
| infer/o | lowermost or below |
| proxim/o | nearer the origin or point of attachment |
| cephal/o | toward the head |
| caud/o | toward the tail or in an inferior direction in human beings |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| acr/o | extremities |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cyst/o | cyst; bladder; sac |
| dactyl/o | digits (fingers and toes) |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| omphal/o | umbilicus |
| onych/o | nail |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| periton/o | peritoneum |
| som/a, somat/o | body |
| thorac/o | chest (thorax) |
| crin/o; -crine | secrete |
| dacry/o, lacrim/o | tear, tearing, crying |
| -ernia | condition of the blood |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hidr/o | sweat, perspiration |
| hydr/o | water |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| muc/o | mucus |
| -poiesis | production |
| -poietin | substance that causes production |
| py/o | pus |
| sial/o | saliva |
| ur/o | urine |
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