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chapter 2 word roots/prefixes/suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (COMBINING FORMS) abdomin | abdomen |
| anter | front |
| astr | star; star-shaped |
| bol | cast; throw |
| carcin | cancer |
| caud | tail |
| cephal | head |
| chondr | cartilage |
| crani | skull |
| cyt | cell |
| dist | away from the point of origin; far; distant |
| dors | back of body |
| fibr | fiber |
| gastr | stomach |
| hemat | blood |
| hist | tissue |
| infer | below |
| is | same;equal |
| kary | nucleus |
| later | side |
| lumb | lumbar region; loin |
| medi | middle |
| path | disease |
| pelvi/ | pelvis |
| physi | function |
| poster | back(of body);behind |
| proxim | near the point of origin;near;close |
| spin | spine |
| super | above |
| thorac | chest |
| ton | tone;tension |
| umbilic | umbilicus(belly button) |
| ventr | belly side of body;ventral aspect |
| viscer | internal organs |
| a | not;without |
| ana | apart |
| endo | in;within |
| epi | on;over;upon |
| eu | good; normal |
| exo | outward |
| hyper | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo | below; below normal; deficient |
| pro | before; forward |
| trans | across |
| -al, -ar, -iac, -ic, -ior, -tic | pertaining to |
| blast | developing cell |
| cyte | cell |
| gen | substance that produces |
| genesis | formation |
| ism | process;condition |
| logy | study of |
| osis | process; abnormal condition |
| plasia | development;formation |
| tomy | process of cutting;incision |
| anatomical position | a person is standing upright with the head and feet facing forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward. |
| Dorsal | Back of body |
| Posterior | Rear of body |
| Saggital plane | Imaginary vertical line that divides body into left and right halves |
| Frontal plane | Imaginary vertical line that divides the body into front and back halves. |
| Transverse plane | Imaginary horizontal line that divides the body into upper and lower halves. |
| Anatomical planes | You can visualize these movable planes on various parts of the body. Saggital, frontal, and transverse planes. Three imaginary planes divide the body into halves in three directions. |
| Anterior | "head end" of body |
| Ventral | belly side of body |
| Medial | Near the midline, or center, of body |
| Lateral | Near the side of the body, farther from center of body |
| Proximal | Near the point of origin, where something starts. Top of leg, top of arm. |
| Distal | Away from point of origin. |
| Inferior | Located near soles of feet |
| Superior | Located top of head |
| Cephalic | Relating to cranium(head) |
| Caudal | Tail or inferior of body |
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