Chapter 2- Body Organization Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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adip/o
A
fat
3
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aer/o
A
air
4
Q
anter/o
A
front
5
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
6
Q
bucc/o
A
cheek
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
caud/o
A
tail
9
Q
cephal/o
A
head
10
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
11
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
12
Q
crani/o
A
skull
13
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
14
Q
crur/o
A
leg
15
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
16
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
17
Q
derm/o
A
skin
18
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
19
Q
dist/o
A
away from
20
Q
dors/o
A
back
21
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
22
Q
epitheli/o
A
epithelium
23
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
24
Q
glute/o
A
buttock
25
gynec/o
female
26
hal/o
to breathe
27
hemat/o
blood
28
hist/o
tissue
29
immun/o
protection
30
inter/o
below
31
inguin/o
groin
32
laryng/o
larynx
33
later/o
side
34
lingu/o
tongue
35
lumb/o
loin (low back)
36
lymph/o
lymph
37
medi/o
middle
38
muscul/o
muscle
39
nephr/o
kidney
40
neur/o
nerve
41
opohthalm/o
eye
42
orth/o
straight
43
or/o
mouth
44
ot/o
ear
45
pariet/o
cavity wall
46
ped/o
foot
47
pelv/o
pelvis
48
peritone/o
peritoneum
49
pleur/o
pleura
50
poster/o
back
51
proct/o
rectum and anus
52
promix/o
near to
53
pub/o
genital region
54
pulmon/o
lung
55
rect/o
rectum
56
rhin/o
nose
57
spin/o
spine
58
super/o
above
59
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
60
thorac/o
chest
61
topic/o
a specific area
62
ur/o
urine
63
urin/o
urine
64
vagin/o
vagina
65
vascul/o
blood vessel
66
ven/o
vein
67
ventr/o
belly
68
vertebr/o
vertebra
69
viscer/o
internal organ
70
abdominal
abdomen; anterior side of trunk
71
brachial region
upper extremities or arms
72
cephalic region
head
73
cervical region
neck; connects head to trunk
74
crural region
lower extremities or legs
75
dorsum
back; posterior side of trunk
76
gluteal region
buttocks; on the posterior side of trunk
77
pelvic region
pelvis; on anterior side of trunk
78
pubic region
region containing external genitals; on anterior side of trunk
78
thoracic region
chest; on anterior side of trunk
79
trunk
contains all body regions other than head, neck, and extremities (AKA torso)
80
vertebral region
overlies spinal column or vertebrae; on posterior side of trunk
81
superior/cephalic
more towards the head or above another structure
82
inferior/caudal
more towards the feet or tail or below another structure
83
anterior/ventral
more towards the front or belly side of the body
84
posterior/dorsal
more towards the back or spinal cord side of the body
85
medial
refers to the middle or near middle of body or structure
86
lateral
refers to the side
87
proximal
located nearer to point of attachment to body
88
distal
located farther away from point of attachment to body
89
apex
tip or summit of an organ
90
base
bottom or lower part of an organ
91
superficial
more towards the surface of body
92
deep
further away from the surface of body
93
supine
body is lying horizontally and facing upwards
94
prone
body is lying horizontally and facing downwards
