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MT C2 Body Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen or belly |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| an- | without |
| anter/o | front |
| bi- | two |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| coron/o | crown |
| crin/o | secrete |
| dist/o | far |
| dors/o | back side |
| end/o & endo- | within or inside |
| epi- | upon, above, on or upper |
| exo- | out of |
| hist/o | tissue |
| infer/o | beneath or below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| later/o | side |
| medi/o | middle |
| ne/o | new |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| -oma | tumor |
| pariet/o | wall |
| path/o & -path | disease |
| pelv/o | pelvic cavity |
| periton/o | peritoneum |
| -plasia | formation, develop & growth |
| -plasm | formative substance |
| poster/o | back |
| prot/o | first |
| proxim/o | near |
| retr/o | behind |
| super/o | above or higher than |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trans- | across |
| umbilic/o | umbilicus, belly button |
| ventr/o | front or belly side |
| viscer/o | viscera or internal organs |
| The main structures of this system are the bones, joints, & cartilage | Skeletal System |
| Name the 4 planes that divide the body into sections | midsagittal (midline), sagital, frontal, transverse |
| List the 4 types of tissues | Epithelium, Connective, Muscle, & Nerve |
| List the 4 types of connective tissue with an example for each | Dense connective tissue (bone & cartilage) Adipose tissue (fat) Loose connective tissue (surrounds organs & supports nerve cells and blood vessels Liquid connective tissue (blood & lymph) |