Term | Definition |
Anatomic Position | Body, palms of hands and feet facing forward in a standing position. |
Anterior | Pertaining to the front |
ventral | Pertaining to the front |
posterior | Pertaining to the back |
dorsal | pertaining to the back |
anteroposterior | pertaining to from front to back |
posteroanterior | pertaining to from back to front |
lateral | pertaining to the side |
anterolateral | pertaining to from the front and away from the middle (toward the side) |
posterolateral | In the back and away from the middle (toward the side) |
medial, median | pertaining to the middle |
cephalad | toward the head |
caudad | toward the tail (lower portion of the body) |
superior | above; nearer the top of the head |
inferior | below |
proximal | toward the point of origin or attachment |
distal | away from the point of origin or attachment |
Body Plane | directions in which the body is divided; superior/ inferior, anterior/posterior, right/left |
frontal or coronal plane | divisions of the body between front and back |
median or midsagittal plane | divisions of the body between right and left |
horizontal or transverse plane | divisions of the body between inferior and superior (lower and upper) |
cross section | a plane cutting transversely, especially going against the long side of limb |
dorsal cavity | spaces toward the backside of the body that contains the cranial and spinal cavities |
ventral cavity | spaces toward the front side of body that contains the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities |
cranial cavity | The hollow within the skull |
spinal cavity | The hollow in the vertebrae where spinal cord resides |
thoracic cavity | The space within the chest that contains the heart and lungs |
abdominopelvic cavity | The space within the abdomen and pelvis where the organs are. |
ab- | away from |
ad- | towards |
epi- | upon, above, on |
hypo- | below; less than normal |
medi- | middle |
peri- | around |
super- | above; upper; more than normal |
trans- | across; through |
ultra- | beyond |
-ac | pertaining to |
-ad | toward |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-gram | record or image |
-graph | machine that creates the image or record |
-graphy | the process of creating an image or record |
-iac | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ior | pertaining to |
-logist | one who specializes in the study of |
-logy | the study of |
-lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
-meter | an instrument for measuring |
-metry | the process of measuring |
-ous | pertaining to |
-scope | instrument for viewing (examining) |
-scopy | the process of viewing (examining) |
-tic | pertaining to |
-verse | turning |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
anter/o | anterior, front |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
chondr/o | cartilage |
coron/o | crown |
crani/o | skull |
cyt/o | cell |
dist/o | away from |
dors/o | backside |
gastr/o | stomach |
hist/o | tissue |
ili/o | ilium (hip bone) |
infer/o | below; under |
inguin/o | groin |
later/o | side |
lumb/o | lower back |
medi/o | middle |
nucle/o | nucleus |
pelv/i, pelv/o | pelvis |
poster/o | backside |
proxim/o | near to; toward |
pub/o | pubis |
spin/o | spine |
super/o | above; more than normal |
thorac/o | chest |
tom/o | a cut, section |
umbilic/o | umbilicus, navel |
ventr/o | front side, belly |
abdominal | pertaining to the abdomen |
abdominopelvic | pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis |
cephalad | toward the head |
cervical | pertaining to the neck or cervix uteri |
cranial | pertaining to the skull |
diaphragm | muscle that divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity |
epigastric | upon or above the stomach |
gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
hypochondriac | pertaining to under the cartilage |
hypogastric | pertaining to below the stomach |
iliac | pertaining to the ilium |
inguinal | pertaining to the groin |
lumbar | lower back |
lumboabdominal | pertaining to the lower back and abdomen |
spinal | pertaining to the spine |
thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
transverse | lying across the long axis of a body part |
umbilical | pertaining to the navel |
abd | abdomen |
ant | anterior |
AP | anteroposterior |
EEG | electroencephalography |
LAT, lat | lateral (pertaining to the side) |
LLQ | Left Lower Quadrant |
LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant |
PA | posteroanterior |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
Four types of tissue | Nervous, muscular,connective, epithelial |
Organization of an organism | atom-molecule-organelle-cell-tissue-organ-body system-organism |
acr/o | extremities (arms and/or legs) |
dacty/o | digits (fingers and/or toes) |
encephal/o | brain |
periton/o | peritoneum |
somat/o, som/a | body |
viscer/o | organs |
peritoneum | lining that surround the abdominopelvic cavity |
visceral | pertaining to organs |
somatic | pertaining to the body |
Spell the word that is a condition of tissue being swollen, heated and red | inflammation |