Anatomy terminology set 1 positions

Question 1

af/

Answer 1

toward, near

Question 2

afferent

Answer 2

to carry toward

Question 3

anatomy

Answer 3

the science of the structure of the body

Question 4

anterior

Answer 4

before, in front of

Question 5

biology

Answer 5

the study of living things

Question 6

caudal, caudad

Answer 6

toward the foot

Question 7

central

Answer 7

within or near the center

Question 8

cephalad

Answer 8

toward the head

Question 9

coronal

Answer 9

divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

Question 10

cytology

Answer 10

the study of cells

Question 11

distal

Answer 11

farther away from the center

Question 12

dorsal

Answer 12

on the back side

Question 13

ef/

Answer 13

out of, outside

Question 14

efferent

Answer 14

to carry away from

Question 14

external

Answer 14

outside or closer to the skin or surface of an organ

Question 15

histology

Answer 15

the study of tissue

Question 15

inferior

Answer 15

below, downward

Question 16

internal

Answer 16

inside or farther away from the skin or surface of an organ

Question 17

lateral

Answer 17

farther away from the midsagittal plane or middle

Question 18

medial

Answer 18

closer to the midsaggital plane or middle

Question 19

midsagittal

Answer 19

divides the body into equal right and left sections

Question 20

morphology

Answer 20

the study of the form of body parts

Question 21

parietal

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outer wall of a body cavity

Question 21

parasagittal

Answer 21

divides the body into unequal right and left sections

Question 22

pathology

Answer 22

the study of human biology when anatomy and/or physiology are abnormal

Question 23

peripheral

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at or near the rim or edge

Question 24

physiology

Answer 24

the study of how the body works

Question 25

plane

Answer 25

imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body

Question 26

posterior

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after, in back of

Question 27

posterolateral

Answer 27

behind and to one side

Question 28

proximal

Answer 28

nearer to the center

Question 29

sagittal

Answer 29

divides the body into right and left sections

Question 30

superficial

Answer 30

on or closer to the skin or surface

Question 31

superior

Answer 31

above, upward

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superolateral

Answer 32

above and to one side

Question 33

superomedial

Answer 33

above the middle

Question 34

transverse

Answer 34

divides the body into superior and inferior sections

Question 35

ventral

Answer 35

on the belly side

Question 36

visceral

Answer 36

membrane that covers organs