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Chapter 4 Vocab

Human Body Structures

TermDefinition
cyt/o cell
hist/o tissue
nucle/o nucleus
anter/o anterior, front
caud/o tail
cephal/o head
dist/o far, farthest
dors/o back of body
infer/o lower, below
later/o side, to one side
medi/o middle
poster/o back of body, posterior
proxim/o near, nearest
ventr/o belly
abdomin/o abdomen
cervic/o neck
crani/o skull
gastr/o stomach
lumb/o lower back
pelv/o pelvis
thorac/o chest
umbilic/o navel
-gnosis knowing
-logist specialist in the study of
-logy the study of
-metry the act of measuring
-meter instrument of measuring
-pathy diesease
ab- from, away from
ad- towards
ultra- excess, beyond
trans- across, through
Sx symptom
I & D incision and drainage
CT computed tomography
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
anatomy the study of the structures of the body (names of bones)
physiology the study of the functions of the structures (how bones make blood cells)
anatomical position when the body is standing, facing towards you, arms at their sides, and palms facing towards you
midsagittal plane lateral; lengthwise plane dividing the body into equal left and right sides
sagittal plane divides the body into unequal left and right sides
frontal plane plane dividing the body into front and back parts
transverse plane plane dividing the body into upper and lower parts
medial towards, near the midline
lateral away from the midline
proximal near the midline, or near the beginning of the structure
distal away from the midline, or furthest away from the beginning of a structure
superior above another body part (towards the head)
inferior below another body part (towards the feet)
cephalic towards the head
caudal towards the lower part of the body
ventral front (belly side)
anterior situated in front
dorsal back of the body or organ
posterior situated in the back
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