Body Structure-Terminology Flashcards
abduction
ahb-duck-tion
moves away from midline
adduction
ahd-duck-tion
moves towards midline
anterior
ahn-tih-rior
in front
bilateral
bi-laht-teral
pertaining to two sides
caudal
cohd-dle
pertaining to the tail (something below, lower)
cervical
serve-ih-kuhl
pertaining to the neck (or neck of the uterus)
cranial
cray-knee-um
pertaining to the cranium (skull)
deep
deehp
farther from the surface
distal
dih-stuhl
farther from the limb root
dorsal
door-suhl
pertaining to the back (of the body)
epigastric
epi-gah-strik
pertaining to above the stomach
extension
ex-tehn-sion
straightening out (opening a joint – increasing joint angle)
external
ex-stern-uhl
outside
flexion
fle-x-tion
bending (closing a joint – decreasing joint angle)
gastric
gah-strik
stomach
iliac
ill-ee-ac
pertaining to the ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)
inferior
in-fee-rear
below, lower
infracostal
in-frah-cohst-uhl
pertaining to below or under the ribs
inguinal
in-guihn-ahl
pertaining to the groin
lateral
lat-ruhl
farther from midline (pertaining to the side)
lumbar
lum-bar
pertaining to the back (lower back)
medial
meed-ee-ahl
closer to midline (pertaining to the middle)
midline
mid-line
line diving body into equal right and left halves
palmar
pul-mer
palm side of hand or body
pelvic
pehl-vik
pertaining to the pelvis
plantar
plan-ter
sole side of foot
posterior
poh-stee-rear
rear or back
pronate
pro-nate
turning palm of hand downward
prone
prone
face down
proximal
proh-xi-mahl
closer to the limb root
radiography
ray-dee-ography
process of recording radiation (medical imaging)
superficial
soup-er-ficial
closer to the surface
superior
soup-ee-rear
above, closer to the crown
supinate
soup-in-ate
turning the palm of the hand upward
supine
soup-pine
body lying face up
thoracic
thor-ah-cik
pertaining to the chest
transverse
trans-verse
horizontal plane dividing body into upper and lower parts
umbilical
uhm-bill-ical
pertaining to the umbilicus (navel)
ventral
vehn-truhl
pertaining to the belly (belly side)
