Chapter 2-Organization Of The Body Flashcards
Divisions of the back
- Cervical 1-7
- thoracic 1-12
- lumbar 1-5
- sacral 1-5 fused
- coccygeal 4 fused
Frontal (coronal) Plane
Divides into front and back portions
Sagittal (lateral) Plane
Divides body into left and right parts
Transverse (axial) Plane
Divides body into upper and lower portions
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Anter/o
Front
Bronch/o
Bronchial tubes(leading from the windpipe to the lungs)
Cervic/o
Neck of the body or neck (cervix) of the uterus
Chondr/o
Cartilage(connective tissue attached to bones)
Coccyg/o
Coccyx, tailbones
Crani/o
Skull
Epitheli/o
Skin, surface tissue
Esophag/o
Esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach)
Hepat/o
Liver
Lapar/o
Abdomen
Laryng/o
Larynx(voice box)
Later/o
Side
Lumb/o
Loin(waist)
Lymph/o
Lymph (clear fluid and tissue spaces and lymph vessels)
Mediastin/o
Mediastinum (space between the lungs)
Pelv/o
Pelvis (bone of the hip)
Peritone/o
Peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)
Pharyng/o
Pharynx (throat)
Passage way for food from the mouth and air front the nose
Pleur/o
Pleura