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