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Ch 6 Org of the Body
Organization of the Body
Question | Answer |
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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 |