Anatomy Vocab Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Term | Definition |
Anter(o) | Front |
Caud(o) | Tail, downward |
Cephal(o) | Head, Upward |
Dist(o) | Away from |
Dors(o) | Back |
Infer(o) | Below |
Later(o) | side |
Medi(o) | Middle |
Poster(o) | Back, behind |
Proxim(o) | Near (proximate) |
Super(o) | Above |
Ventro | front, belly |
Anterior and ventral | Refers to the front of the body. |
Posterior and Dorsal | Refers to the back of the body |
Cephalad and superior | above the waistline |
Caudal and inferior | below the waistline |
Lateral | sides of the body |
Medial | Middle of the body |
Ipsilateral | on the same side of the body |
Contralateral | Opposite side of the body |
Proximal | Center of the body, or point of attatchment |
Distal | Outer part of the body, away from point of origin |
Superficial | On the surface |
Intermediate | Refers to a structure being or occurring at the middle |
Deep | Farther away from the service |
Unilateral | on only one side of the body |
Bilateral | On both sides of the body |
Nose | Nasal cavity |
Mouth | Oral cavity |
Eyes | Orbital cavaties |
joint cavity | synovial cavaties |
Aurcular reigon | Region around the ears |
Axillary | armpit region |
clavicular | region on either side of two slender bones |
Infraorbital | below the eyes |
infrascapular | between shoulder blades |
Inguinal | region of the groin |
Lumbar | Lower back between ribs |
Mammary | breast area |
mental | chin area |
Occipital | lower posterior region of head |
orbital | around the eyes |
Pectoral | chest area |
Perineal | between anus and external reproductive |
Popliteal | behind |
Pubic | area above pubis |
Sacral | area above the sacrum between the hipbones |
sternal | area above sternum |
submental | area below the chin |
Supraclavicular | above the clavicles |
Created by:
longlivebeadle
Popular Anatomy sets