chapter 2 Flashcards
anabolism
building up large proteins from small amino acids
catabolism
nutrients are broken down to simpler substances
cata-
down
bol
cast
-ism
process
ana-
up
anterior, ventral
front
posterior, dorsal
back
superficial
on the surface
deep
away from surface
proximal
near point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure
distal
far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of the structure
inferior
below
superior
above
medial
middle
lateral
side
supine
lying on back
prone
lying on belly
frontal, coronal
dividing body into anterior and posterior
sagittal, lateral
dividing body into left and right
transverse, axial
dividing body into inferior and superior
abdomin/o
abdomen
adip/o
fat
anter/o
front
cervic/o
neck
chrond/o
cartilage
chrom/o
color
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
crani/o
skull
cyt/o
cell
dist/o
far, distant
dors/o
back portion of body
hist/o
tissue
ili/o
ilium (upper part of hip bone)
inguin/o
groin
kary/o
nucleus