Anatomical Terms Flashcards
abdominal
pertaining to the abdomen
adipose
resembling fat
anterior
pertaining to the front
brachial
pertaining to the arm
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
cardiology
study of the heart
cardiovascular
pertaining to the heart and blood vessel
caudal
pertaining to the tail
cephalic
pertaining to the head
cervical
pertaining to the neck
cranial
pertaining to the skull
crural
pertaining to the leg
cytology
study of the cell
dermatology
study of the skin
distal
pertaining to away from
dorsal
pertaining to the back of the body
endocrinology
study of secreting within (endocrine system)
epigastric
pertaining to above the stomach
epithelial
pertaining to the epithelium
gastroenterology
study of the stomach and small intestine
gluteal
pertaining to the buttocks
gynecology
study of women
hematic
pertaining to the blood
hematology
study of the blood
histology
study of tissue
hypochondriac
pertaining to under the cartilage
hypogastric
pertaining to under the stomach
immunology
study of protection (immune system)
inferior
pertaining to below
lateral
pertaining to the side
lumbar
pertaining to the loin
lymphatic
pertaining to lymph
medial
pertaining to the middle
muscular
pertaining to muscles
nephrology
study of the kidney
neurology
study of nerves
ophthalmology
study of the eye
otorhinolaryngology
study of ear, nose, and larynx
pelvic
pertaining to the pelvis
peritoneal
pertaining to the peritoneum
pleural
pertaining to the pleura
posterior
pertaining to the back
proctology
study of the rectum and anus
proximal
pertaining to near to
pubic
pertaining to the genital region
pulmonology
study of the lungs
spinal
pertaining to the spine
superior
pertaining to above
thoracic
spertaining to the chest
urology
study of urine
ventral
pertaining to the belly (side)
vertebral
pertaining to the vertebrae
visceral
pertaining to internal organs
AP
anteroposterior
CV
cardiovascular
ENT
ear, nose, throat
GI
gastrointestinal
GYN
gynecology
lat
lateral
LE
lower extremity
LLQ
left lower quadrant
LUQ
left upper quadrant
MS
musculoskeletal
OB
obstetrics
PA
posteroanterior
RLQ
right lower quadrant
RUQ
right upper quadrant
UE
upper extremity