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Body Structures

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Term
Definition
Anatomic Position   Body, palms of hands and feet facing forward in a standing position.  
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Anterior   Pertaining to the front  
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ventral   Pertaining to the front  
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posterior   Pertaining to the back  
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dorsal   pertaining to the back  
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anteroposterior   pertaining to from front to back  
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posteroanterior   pertaining to from back to front  
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lateral   pertaining to the side  
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anterolateral   pertaining to from the front and away from the middle (toward the side)  
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posterolateral   In the back and away from the middle (toward the side)  
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medial, median   pertaining to the middle  
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cephalad   toward the head  
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caudad   toward the tail (lower portion of the body)  
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superior   above; nearer the top of the head  
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inferior   below  
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proximal   toward the point of origin or attachment  
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distal   away from the point of origin or attachment  
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Body Plane   directions in which the body is divided; superior/ inferior, anterior/posterior, right/left  
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frontal or coronal plane   divisions of the body between front and back  
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median or midsagittal plane   divisions of the body between right and left  
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horizontal or transverse plane   divisions of the body between inferior and superior (lower and upper)  
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cross section   a plane cutting transversely, especially going against the long side of limb  
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dorsal cavity   spaces toward the backside of the body that contains the cranial and spinal cavities  
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ventral cavity   spaces toward the front side of body that contains the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities  
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cranial cavity   The hollow within the skull  
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spinal cavity   The hollow in the vertebrae where spinal cord resides  
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thoracic cavity   The space within the chest that contains the heart and lungs  
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abdominopelvic cavity   The space within the abdomen and pelvis where the organs are.  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   towards  
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epi-   upon, above, on  
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hypo-   below; less than normal  
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medi-   middle  
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peri-   around  
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super-   above; upper; more than normal  
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trans-   across; through  
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ultra-   beyond  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-ad   toward  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-gram   record or image  
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-graph   machine that creates the image or record  
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-graphy   the process of creating an image or record  
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-iac   pertaining to  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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-logist   one who specializes in the study of  
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-logy   the study of  
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-lysis   separation; destruction; loosening  
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-meter   an instrument for measuring  
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-metry   the process of measuring  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-scope   instrument for viewing (examining)  
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-scopy   the process of viewing (examining)  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-verse   turning  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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anter/o   anterior, front  
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caud/o   tail  
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cephal/o   head  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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coron/o   crown  
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crani/o   skull  
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cyt/o   cell  
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dist/o   away from  
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dors/o   backside  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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hist/o   tissue  
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ili/o   ilium (hip bone)  
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infer/o   below; under  
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inguin/o   groin  
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later/o   side  
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lumb/o   lower back  
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medi/o   middle  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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pelv/i, pelv/o   pelvis  
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poster/o   backside  
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proxim/o   near to; toward  
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pub/o   pubis  
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spin/o   spine  
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super/o   above; more than normal  
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thorac/o   chest  
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tom/o   a cut, section  
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umbilic/o   umbilicus, navel  
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ventr/o   front side, belly  
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abdominal   pertaining to the abdomen  
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abdominopelvic   pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis  
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cephalad   toward the head  
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cervical   pertaining to the neck or cervix uteri  
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cranial   pertaining to the skull  
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diaphragm   muscle that divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity  
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epigastric   upon or above the stomach  
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gastric   pertaining to the stomach  
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hypochondriac   pertaining to under the cartilage  
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hypogastric   pertaining to below the stomach  
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iliac   pertaining to the ilium  
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inguinal   pertaining to the groin  
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lumbar   lower back  
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lumboabdominal   pertaining to the lower back and abdomen  
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spinal   pertaining to the spine  
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thoracic   pertaining to the chest  
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transverse   lying across the long axis of a body part  
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umbilical   pertaining to the navel  
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abd   abdomen  
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ant   anterior  
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AP   anteroposterior  
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EEG   electroencephalography  
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LAT, lat   lateral (pertaining to the side)  
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LLQ   Left Lower Quadrant  
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LUQ   Left Upper Quadrant  
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PA   posteroanterior  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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Four types of tissue   Nervous, muscular,connective, epithelial  
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Organization of an organism   atom-molecule-organelle-cell-tissue-organ-body system-organism  
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acr/o   extremities (arms and/or legs)  
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dacty/o   digits (fingers and/or toes)  
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encephal/o   brain  
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periton/o   peritoneum  
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somat/o, som/a   body  
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viscer/o   organs  
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peritoneum   lining that surround the abdominopelvic cavity  
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visceral   pertaining to organs  
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somatic   pertaining to the body  
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Spell the word that is a condition of tissue being swollen, heated and red   inflammation  
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