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MA 70 Module 6
Body Structures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anatomic Position | Body, palms of hands and feet facing forward in a standing position. |
| Anterior | Pertaining to the front |
| ventral | Pertaining to the front |
| posterior | Pertaining to the back |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back |
| anteroposterior | pertaining to from front to back |
| posteroanterior | pertaining to from back to front |
| lateral | pertaining to the side |
| anterolateral | pertaining to from the front and away from the middle (toward the side) |
| posterolateral | In the back and away from the middle (toward the side) |
| medial, median | pertaining to the middle |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| caudad | toward the tail (lower portion of the body) |
| superior | above; nearer the top of the head |
| inferior | below |
| proximal | toward the point of origin or attachment |
| distal | away from the point of origin or attachment |
| Body Plane | directions in which the body is divided; superior/ inferior, anterior/posterior, right/left |
| frontal or coronal plane | divisions of the body between front and back |
| median or midsagittal plane | divisions of the body between right and left |
| horizontal or transverse plane | divisions of the body between inferior and superior (lower and upper) |
| cross section | a plane cutting transversely, especially going against the long side of limb |
| dorsal cavity | spaces toward the backside of the body that contains the cranial and spinal cavities |
| ventral cavity | spaces toward the front side of body that contains the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities |
| cranial cavity | The hollow within the skull |
| spinal cavity | The hollow in the vertebrae where spinal cord resides |
| thoracic cavity | The space within the chest that contains the heart and lungs |
| abdominopelvic cavity | The space within the abdomen and pelvis where the organs are. |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| epi- | upon, above, on |
| hypo- | below; less than normal |
| medi- | middle |
| peri- | around |
| super- | above; upper; more than normal |
| trans- | across; through |
| ultra- | beyond |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -gram | record or image |
| -graph | machine that creates the image or record |
| -graphy | the process of creating an image or record |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study of |
| -logy | the study of |
| -lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
| -meter | an instrument for measuring |
| -metry | the process of measuring |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -scope | instrument for viewing (examining) |
| -scopy | the process of viewing (examining) |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -verse | turning |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o | anterior, front |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| coron/o | crown |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | away from |
| dors/o | backside |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ili/o | ilium (hip bone) |
| infer/o | below; under |
| inguin/o | groin |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| medi/o | middle |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| pelv/i, pelv/o | pelvis |
| poster/o | backside |
| proxim/o | near to; toward |
| pub/o | pubis |
| spin/o | spine |
| super/o | above; more than normal |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tom/o | a cut, section |
| umbilic/o | umbilicus, navel |
| ventr/o | front side, belly |
| abdominal | pertaining to the abdomen |
| abdominopelvic | pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| cervical | pertaining to the neck or cervix uteri |
| cranial | pertaining to the skull |
| diaphragm | muscle that divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity |
| epigastric | upon or above the stomach |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| hypochondriac | pertaining to under the cartilage |
| hypogastric | pertaining to below the stomach |
| iliac | pertaining to the ilium |
| inguinal | pertaining to the groin |
| lumbar | lower back |
| lumboabdominal | pertaining to the lower back and abdomen |
| spinal | pertaining to the spine |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| transverse | lying across the long axis of a body part |
| umbilical | pertaining to the navel |
| abd | abdomen |
| ant | anterior |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| LAT, lat | lateral (pertaining to the side) |
| LLQ | Left Lower Quadrant |
| LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| Four types of tissue | Nervous, muscular,connective, epithelial |
| Organization of an organism | atom-molecule-organelle-cell-tissue-organ-body system-organism |
| acr/o | extremities (arms and/or legs) |
| dacty/o | digits (fingers and/or toes) |
| encephal/o | brain |
| periton/o | peritoneum |
| somat/o, som/a | body |
| viscer/o | organs |
| peritoneum | lining that surround the abdominopelvic cavity |
| visceral | pertaining to organs |
| somatic | pertaining to the body |
| Spell the word that is a condition of tissue being swollen, heated and red | inflammation |
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