All of Module 1 Flashcards
Anterior/ ventral
toward the front
Posterior/ dorsal
toward the back
Superior/ cephalic
toward the head
Inferior/ caudal
toward the feet
Medial
toward the midline
Lateral
away from the midline
Proximal
toward the trunk
Distal
away from the trunk
Superficial
closer to the surface
Deep
further from the surface
supine
face up
prone
face down
unilateral
one side
bilateral
both sides
anatomy
the study of the body’s structures
physiology
the study of body functions
antepartum
before childbirth
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
pathologist
a physician who specializes in analyzing tissue samples for disease
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
poli/o
gray
xanth/o
yellow
hyper-
high, excessive, increased
hypo-
low, deficient, decreased
-algia
pain, suffering
-dynia
pain
dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
path/o
disease, emotion
-pathy
disease
-ology
study of
-ologist
specialist
ante-
before
pre-
before
post-
after, behind
caud/o
lower part of the body, tail
cephal/o
head
anter/o
front, before
poster/o
back, behind