2- Direction and Descriptive Words and Roots

Question 1

abdomen

Answer 1

belly

Question 2

abdominal

Answer 2

pertaining to the abdomen

Question 3

afferent

Answer 3

going towards

Question 4

anterior

Answer 4

towards the front

Question 5

anus

Answer 5

inferior opening of the intestines; Latin anus, “ring”; annulus “little ring”

Question 6

coronal

Answer 6

crown-like (Latin corona)

Question 7

cubit

Answer 7

forearm

Question 8

distal

Answer 8

further away (e.g. from a joint)

Question 9

dorsal

Answer 9

toward the back

Question 10

duc
duct

Answer 10

leading around, Latin ducere, “lead”

Question 11

efferent

Answer 11

going away from

Question 12

extension

Answer 12

increasing the angle of a joint

Question 13

flexion

Answer 13

decreasing the angle of a joint

Question 14

frontal

Answer 14

in front

Question 15

gurgit

Answer 15

Latin, “whirlpool”

Question 16

horizontal

Answer 16

parallel to the gorund

Question 17

inferior

Answer 17

below

Question 18

lateral

Answer 18

away form the midline; side

Question 19

medial

Answer 19

toward the midline

Question 20

peritoneum

Answer 20

membrane covering most of the abdominal organs

Question 21

popliteal

Answer 21

back of the knee

Question 22

posterior

Answer 22

towards the back

Question 23

prone

Answer 23

lying face down, Latin pronus, “leaning forward”

Question 24

proximal

Answer 24

closer to (e.g. a joint)

Question 25

sagittal

Answer 25

like an archer (Greek Sagittarius)

Question 26

superior

Answer 26

above

Question 27

supine

Answer 27

lying on the back, face up, Latin supinus, “bent backward”

Question 28

thorax (pl. thoraces)

Answer 28

chest

Question 29

thoracic

Answer 29

pertaining to the thorax

Question 30

transverse

Answer 30

across the long axis

Question 31

ventral

Answer 31

toward the belly

Question 32

verse

Answer 32

turn (Latin vertere, “to turn”)