BODY AS A WHOLE Flashcards
conducting toward a structure
afferent
conducting away from a structure
efferent
in front of the body
anterior(ventral)
back of the body
posterior(dorsal)
pertaining to the centre
central
away from the surface
deep
near the surface
superficial
away from the beginning of a structure; away from the centre
distal
pertaining to the begininning of a structure
proximal
away from the head; situated below another structure
inferior(caudal)
pertaining to the head; situated above another structure
superior(cephalic)
pertaining to the side
lateral
vertical plane which divides the body or structure into arterior and posterior portions.
frontal(coronal)
lenghtwise vertical plane which divides the body or structure into right and left portions
sagittal
plane running across the body parallel to the ground (horizontal)
transverse
abdomin(o)
abdomen
adip(o)
fat
cervic(o)
neck, neck of the uterus
crani(o)
skull
cyst(o)
cell
hist(o)
tissue
inguin(o)
groin
lumb(o)
lower back
pelv/i
pelvis
sacr(o)
sacrum
spin(o)
spine
thorac(o)
chest
trache(o)
windpipe
a cavity surrounded by the bones of the back
spinal cavity
a cavity in the chest surrounded by the ribs
thoracic
a cavity surrounded by the hip bones
pelvic
a cavity below the chest containing the stomach, liver and gallblader
abdominal
a cavity surrounded by the skull
cranial
deep the opposite
superficial
proximal the opposite
distal
dorsal the opposite
ventral
supine the opposite
prone
superior the opposite
inferior
larynx
vocal box
trachea
wind pipe
oesophagus
gullet (stemplė)
pharynx
throat
uterus
womb
belly
abdominal
bone
osseus
cheek
buccal
chin
mandibular
oesophangus
oesophangeal
eye
ocular
face
facial
forehead
frontal
heart
cardio
lip
labial
liver
hepatic
lungs
pulmonary
mouth
oral
navel
umbilical/umbilicus
palate(gomurys)
palatal/palative
pancreas
pancreatic
stomach
gastric
tooth
dental
temporal adj
temple
costal adj
rib
biliary adj
bile(tulžis)
renal adj
kidney
vascular adj
vessel
axillary adj
axilla/armpit
cholic adj
gall blader
intestinal adj
intestines
cardiac adj
heart
thoracic adj
chest/thorax
lingual adj
tongue
mammary adj
breast
scapula
scapulae
coccyx
coccyges
ovum
ova
phenomenon
phenomena
nucleus
nuclei
lumen
lumina
apex
apices
foramen
foramina
bacterium
bacteria
flagellum
flagella
curriculum
curriculla
adenoma
adenomata
calyx
calyxes
matrix
matrices
focus
foci
medium
media
hypothesis
hyphotheses
diagnosis
diagnoses
stimulus
stimuli