1 Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
arthr/o
joint
bi/o
life
cardi/o
heart
caud/o
tail
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck
crani/o
skull
gastr/o
stomach
inguin/o
groin
my/o
muscle
pelv/l
pelvis
rhin/o
nose
spin/o
spine
surgic/o
surgery
thorac/o
chest/thorax
umbilic/o
navel/umbilicus
a
without or not
an
without or not
anti
against or opposite
con
with or together
contra
against or opposite
dys
bad
e
out
ex
out
en
in or inside
endo
in or inside
intra
inside
post
after
pre
before
pro
before,on behalf of
sub
beaneath
syn
with together
sagittal plane
divides the body into right and left portions
midsagittal plan
divides the body into equal right and left halves
frontal (coronal) plane
divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)
transverse (horizontal) plane
divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower)
cranial cavity
house the brain
spinal cavity
contains the spinal cord
thoracic cavity
encloses the heart and lungs
abdominal cavity
contains digestive organs such as the stomach,liver, intestines and kidneys
pelvic cavity
houses reproductive organs bladder and rectum
right upper quadrant (RUQ)
contins liver,gal balder and parts of the pancreas
left upper quadrant LUQ
contains stomach,spleen and parts of the pancreas
right lower quadrant RLQ
contains stomach,spleen,and part of the pancreas
left lower quadrant LLQ
contains part of the intestine and reproductive organs in females
anterior (ventral)
towards the front of the body
posterior (dorsal)
toward the back of the body
medial
toward the midline of the body
lateral
away form the midline of the body
proximal
closer to the point of attachment to the body ad is always limes
distal
farther form the point of attachment to the body
