Body Structure & Directional Terminology

Question 1

bi-

Answer 1

Two

Question 2

contra-

Answer 2

Opposite

Question 3

epi-

Answer 3

Above, upon

Question 4

ipsi-

Answer 4

Same

Question 5

meta-

Answer 5

Beyond, changed

Question 6

mid-

Answer 6

Middle

Question 7

uni-

Answer 7

One

Question 8

-ad

Answer 8

Toward

Question 9

-um

Answer 9

Structure, thing, membrane

Question 10

abdomin/o

Answer 10

abdomen

Question 11

anter/o

Answer 11

Front

Question 12

crani/o

Answer 12

Skull

Question 13

cyt/o

Answer 13

Cell

Question 14

dist/o

Answer 14

Far

Question 15

dors/o

Answer 15

Back

Question 16

hist/o

Answer 16

Tissue

Question 17

infer/o

Answer 17

Downward

Question 18

later/o

Answer 18

Side

Question 19

medi/o

Answer 19

Middle

Question 20

pelv/i

Answer 20

Pelvia

Question 21

poster/o

Answer 21

Back

Question 22

proxim/o

Answer 22

Near

Question 23

super/o

Answer 23

Upward

Question 24

thorac/o

Answer 24

Thorax (chest)

Question 25

umbilic/o

Answer 25

Umbilicus (navel)

Question 26

ventr/o

Answer 26

Belly

Question 27

viscer/o

Answer 27

Visceral

Question 28

abdominal

Answer 28

Pertaining to the abdomen

Question 29

anterior

Answer 29

Pertaining to the front

Question 30

bilateral

Answer 30

Pertaining to two sides

Question 31

caudad

Answer 31

Pertaining to downward

Question 32

cephalad

Answer 32

Pertaining toward the head

Question 33

contralateral

Answer 33

Pertaining to the opposite side

Question 34

cranial

Answer 34

Pertaining to the skull

Question 35

deep

Answer 35

Away from the surface of the body

Question 36

distal

Answer 36

Pertaining to far from the origin

Question 37

dorsal

Answer 37

Pertaining to the back of the body

Question 38

epigastric

Answer 38

Pertaining to the section above the stomach

Question 39

frontal plane

Answer 39

Coronal plane, divides body into front and back portions

Question 40

hypochondriac

Answer 40

Superior to lumbar regions, below the ribs

Question 41

hypogastric

Answer 41

Below umbilical region

Question 42

inferior

Answer 42

Pertaining to downward

Question 43

inguinal

Answer 43

Pertaining to the groin

Question 44

ipsilateral

Answer 44

Pertaining to the same side

Question 45

lateral

Answer 45

Pertaining to the side

Question 46

lumbar

Answer 46

Pertaining to the lower back

Question 47

medial

Answer 47

Pertaining to the middle

Question 48

midsagittal plane

Answer 48

Medium plane, separates body into equal left and right halves

Question 49

pelvic

Answer 49

Pertaining to the pelvis

Question 50

posterior

Answer 50

Pertaining to the back

Question 51

proximal

Answer 51

Pertaining to near the origin

Question 52

spinal

Answer 52

Pertaining to the spine

Question 53

superficial

Answer 53

On the surface of the body

Question 54

superior

Answer 54

Pertaining to upward

Question 55

thoracic

Answer 55

Pertaining to the chest

Question 56

traverse plane

Answer 56

cross sectional, divides body horizontally into upper and lower part

Question 57

umbilical

Answer 57

Pertaining to the umbilicus

Question 58

unilateral

Answer 58

Pertaining to one side

Question 59

ventral

Answer 59

Pertaining to the belly side

Question 60

visceral

Answer 60

Pertaining to the viscera ( organs in the cavities of the body )