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Ch 6 Org of the Body
Organization of the Body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anter(o) | anterior |
| poster(o) | posterior |
| ventr(o) | ventral |
| dors(o) | dorsal |
| medi(o) | medial, median |
| later(o) | lateral |
| super(o) | superior |
| infer(o) | inferior |
| proxim(o) | proximal |
| dist(o), tel(e) | distal |
| caud(o) | caudad or caudal |
| cephal(o) | cephalad |
| anterior | nearer to or toward the front |
| posterior | nearer to or toward the back |
| ventral | belly side |
| dorsal | directed toward or situated on the backside |
| medial, median | middle or nearer the middle |
| lateral | farther from the midline of the body or from a structure |
| superior | uppermost or above |
| inferior | lowermost or below |
| proximal | nearer the origin or point of attachment |
| distal | far or distant from the origin or point of attachment |
| caudad or caudal | in an inferior position |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| abdomin(o) | abdomen |
| acr(o) | extremities |
| axill(o) | armpit |
| cephal(o) | head |
| crani(o) | cranium |
| dactyl(o) | finger or toe |
| encephal(o) | brain |
| herni(o) | hernia |
| omphal(o), umbilic(o) | umbilicus |
| pelv(i) | pelvis |
| peritone(o) | peritoneum |
| pod(o) | foot |
| som(a), somat(o) | body |
| spin(o) | spine |
| thorac(o), steth(o) | thorax (chest) |
| viscer(o) | viscera |
| right upper quadrant | right lobe of liver, gallbladder, right kidney, and parts of large and small intestines |
| left upper quadrant | left lobe of liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, and parts of large and small intestines |
| right lower quadrant | right ureter, right ovary and uterine tube, appendix, and parts of large and small intestines |
| left lower quadrant | left ureter, left ovary and uterine tube, and parts of large and small intestines |
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