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Body Structure & Directional Terminology Flashcards

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bi-

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Two

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contra-

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Opposite

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epi-

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Above, upon

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ipsi-

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Same

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meta-

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Beyond, changed

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mid-

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Middle

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uni-

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One

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-ad

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Toward

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-um

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Structure, thing, membrane

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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anter/o

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Front

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crani/o

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Skull

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cyt/o

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Cell

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dist/o

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Far

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dors/o

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Back

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hist/o

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Tissue

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infer/o

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Downward

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later/o

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Side

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medi/o

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Middle

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pelv/i

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Pelvia

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poster/o

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Back

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proxim/o

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Near

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super/o

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Upward

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thorac/o

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Thorax (chest)

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umbilic/o

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Umbilicus (navel)

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ventr/o

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Belly

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viscer/o

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Visceral

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abdominal

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Pertaining to the abdomen

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anterior

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Pertaining to the front

30
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bilateral

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Pertaining to two sides

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caudad

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Pertaining to downward

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cephalad

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Pertaining toward the head

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contralateral

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Pertaining to the opposite side

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cranial

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Pertaining to the skull

35
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deep

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Away from the surface of the body

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distal

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Pertaining to far from the origin

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dorsal

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Pertaining to the back of the body

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epigastric

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Pertaining to the section above the stomach

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frontal plane

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Coronal plane, divides body into front and back portions

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hypochondriac

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Superior to lumbar regions, below the ribs

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hypogastric

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Below umbilical region

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inferior

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Pertaining to downward

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inguinal

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Pertaining to the groin

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ipsilateral

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Pertaining to the same side

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lateral

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Pertaining to the side

46
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lumbar

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Pertaining to the lower back

47
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medial

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Pertaining to the middle

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midsagittal plane

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Medium plane, separates body into equal left and right halves

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pelvic

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Pertaining to the pelvis

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posterior

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Pertaining to the back

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proximal

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Pertaining to near the origin

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spinal

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Pertaining to the spine

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superficial

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On the surface of the body

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superior

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Pertaining to upward

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thoracic

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Pertaining to the chest

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traverse plane

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cross sectional, divides body horizontally into upper and lower part

57
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umbilical

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Pertaining to the umbilicus

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unilateral

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Pertaining to one side

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ventral

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Pertaining to the belly side

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visceral

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

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