Chapter 9 - Directions and Regions of the Body - Words Flashcards
frontal plane
runs side to side; slices body into anterior and posterior
sagittal plane
runs front to back; slices body in left and right portions
transverse plane
runs horizontally and slices body into upper and lower portions
dorsal
posterior; back side of the body
cranial
inside the skull
vertebral
inside the vertebral column
thoracic
heart and lungs
ventral
anterior; front of the body
abdominal
above pelvic, liver, intestines, stomach, kidneys, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas
pelvic
some reproductive organs, urinary bladder, parts of intestines
pneumon/ia
disease of lungs characterized by inflammation
a/nemia
condition where blood is deficient in red blood cells
pod/iatric
medical care of human foot
ger/iatric
medical care of elderly
ped/iatric
medical care of young
psych/iatric
medical care of mentally ill
ab/duction
movement away from the midline
ad/duction
movement toward the midline
ad/diction
movement toward a habit
ad/hesion
adhering to another part
ante/version
turning forward
ante/felxion
bending forward
circum/scribed
limited in space, usually talking about skin (boil)
circum/or/al
around the mouth
circum/cision
cuts around foreskin of the penis
circum/duction
moving around in a circular motion
circum/ocul/ar
around the eyes
incision
cutting into
excision
cutting out of
con/genit/al
born with congenital effect
congenital anomaly
born with an abnormality
congenital syphilis
born with syphilis
congenital hydr/ophthalm/os
congenital glaucoma
contra/ceptive
against conception; prevent pregnancy
contra/indicated
against indication; not recommended under existing conditions; not indicated
contra/later/al
against the side (physical location)
dia/rrhea
flowing through intestinal evacuations
dia/thermy
heating through current generation
dia/gnosis
knowing through signs and symptoms
dia/phor/esis
profuse sweating through the skin
dis/sect
to cut a tissue or to undo it into parts
dis/ease
free of ease
epi/dur/al hematoma
upon the dura mater
epi/dur/al an/esthetic
anesthesia delivered during childbirth
epi/dermis
outer layer of skin
epi/gastric
area above the stomach
epi/splen/itis
inflammation of the tissue over the spleen
epi/card/ium
tissues of the heart
epi/cyst/itis
inflammation of area over the bladder
epi/nephr/itis
inflammation of area over kidney
epi/cran/ial
pertaining to the tissue covering the cranium
epi/sternal
area above the sternum
extra/dur/al
outside or beyond the dura mater
extra-articul/ar
outside of or beyond the joint
extra/nuclear
outside of or beyond the nucleus of a cell
extra/uterine
outside of or beyond the uterus
extra/cyst/ic
outside of or beyond the urinary bladder
extra/cerebr/al
outside or beyond the cerebrum
hemi/plegia
paralysis of half the body (one side)
hemi/gastr/ectomy
removal of half of the stomach
hemi/cardia
presence of only half a heart
hetero/gen/eous
pertaining to different tissues throughout
hetero/sex/ual
attracted to the opposite sex
heter/ophthalm/ia
different colored eyes
heteropsia
different vision in each eye
hetero/zyg/ous
twins from separate eggs
homo/sex/ual
attracted to the same sex
homo/later/al
pertaining to the same side
homo/geneous
pertaining to the same tissues throughout
homo/glandular
pertaining to the same gland
homo/therm/al
having same (constant) temperature
homo/zyg/ous
twins from the same egg
hyper/esthesia
unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense to stimulation
hyper/trophy
muscles increasing in size
hyper/plasia
overgrowth or too much development
hyper/emesis
excessive vomitting
hypo/chondr/iac
upper right abdominal region below the ribs
hypo/gastr/ic
abdominal region below the stomach
hypo/plasia
undergrowth or too little development
hypo/gloss/al
under the tongue
in/continence
inability to control waste excretion
in/sane
not sane
in/somnia
inability to sleep
in/ject
introduce a substance into the body
in/still/ation
administering drops of medication
in/tolerance
connot tolerate
in/fusion
injection fluids (into vein)
infra/mammary
below the mammary (breast)
infra/patellar
below or under the knee cap
infra/sternal, sub/stern/al
below the sternum
infra/cost/al, subcostal
under the ribs
intra-abdominal
within the abdomen
intra/muscular
within the muscle
intra/cranial
within with skull
intra/venous
within a vein
intra/cellular
within a cell
intra/dermal
within the skin
intra/uterine
within the uterus
intra/spinal
within the spine
intra/lumbar
within the lumbar spine
intra/arterial
within the artery
intra/cyst/ic
within the bladder
intra/duoden/al
within the duodenum
intra/thorac/ic
within the thoracic cavity
macro/rhinia
excessive size of the nose
macro/dactylia
large fingers or toes
macro/cyte
very large cell
macro/cyst
large cyst
macro/coccus
large coccus
macro/cephalus
abnormally large head
macro/gloss/ia
large tongue
macr/ot/ia
large ears
macro/dont/ia
large teeth
macro/scop/ic
can be seen with the naked eye
meta/carpals
bones of the hand that are beyond the carpals
meta/stasis
disease spreads beyond point of origin
meta/static
pertaining to disease that spreads
meta/physics
beyond the physical (of the spirit)
meta/tarsals
bones of foot beyond tarsals
micro/cardia
abnormal smallness of the heart
micro/biology
branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life
micro/cephalus
abnormally small head
micro/cyst
small cyst
micro/cyte
small cell
micro/gram
1/1000th of a gram
micro/surgery
surgery performed with small instruments
para/hepat/itis
inflammation near the kidneys
para/cyst/itis
inflammation of the bladder
para/lysis
loss of muscle function and sensation
para/plegia
loss of muscle function/sensation in lower half of body
para/vaginal
near the vagina
para/uter/ine
near the uterus
para/salping/itis
inflammation near the fallopian tubes
para/hepat/itis
inflammation near the liver
para/nephr/itis
inflammation near the kidney
per/for/ate
puncture or make a hole
per/cutaneous
through the skin
per/cussion
striking through
per/fusion
pouring over or through
peri/tonsill/ar
around teh tonsil
peri/articul/ar
around the joint (articulation)
peri/col/ic
around the colon
peri/chonrdal
around teh joint
peri/odont/al
around the teeth
peri/cardium
around the heart
peri/aden/itis
inflammation around a gland
peri/colp/itis
inflammation around the vagina
peri/hepat/itis
inflammation around the liver
peri/cardi/ectomy
excision of tissue around the heart
retro/stern/al
behind the sternum
retro/col/ic
behind the colon
retro/periton/eum
space behind the peritoneum
retro/mamm/ary
behind the mammary
retro/flexion
bending backward
retro/version
turning backward
semi/conscious
half conscious
semi/comatose
marked by or affected with stupor and disorientation but not a complete coma
sub/lingu/al
below the tongue
sub/cutane/ous
below the skin
sub/gloss/al
under the tongue
sub/abdomin/al
below the abdomen
sub/dural
hematoma below the dura mater
super/infec/tion
infection following a super infection, resistant to antibiotic
super/fici/al
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
supra/cranial
situated above the cranium
supra/lumb/ar
above the lumbar
supra/pub/ic
pertaining to above the pubis
supra/ren/al
above the kidneys
supra/stern/al
above the sternum
supra/cost/al
above the ribs
trans/position
organ located on opposite side of body
transfusion
blood is passed across to another
trans/sexual
born into one gender but identify with the other sex
trans/urethr/al
passing through by way of the urethra
trans/illumin/ation
technique of sample illumination by transmission of light through the sample
trans/vagin/al
passing through by way of the vagina
trans/rect/al
passing through by way of the rectum
trans/lumin/al
across the lumen
trans/catheter
introducing a bolloon through a catheter
ultra/violet
light rays beyond the violet frequency
ultra/sono/graphy
process of making an image using ultrasound
ultra/son/ic
sound waves beyond audible frequencies
chir/o/plasty
surgical repair of the hand
chiro/practor
use hands to manipulate the body for therapy
chir/o/spasm
spasm of the hand
cost/al
pertaining to rib
inter/cost/al
between the ribs
infra/cost/al
under the ribs
supra/cost/al
above the ribs
dextr/o/cardia
displacement of the heart to the right
dextr/al
pertaining to the right
dextr/ad
towards the right
dextr/o/gastria
displacement of the stomach to the right
dextr/o/manual
right handed
dextr/o/pedal
right-footed
con/fus/ion
disturbed orientation
ef/fus/ion
escape of fluids into tissue
per/fus/ion
pouring over or through (blood through a vessel)
per/fus/ionish
operates heart-lung machine during surgery
hypo/gastr/ic
of or relating to the lower medial abdominal region
pod/iatry
specialized field dealing with the study and care of the foot
pod/algia, ped/i/algia
foot pain
pod/iatric
pertaining to podiatry
pod/iatrist
someone who diagnoses and treats diseases/disorders of the foot
pub/ic
relating to the pubic region
supra/pub/ic
pertaining to location above the pubis
bi/sexual
attracted to both males and females
inter/sex
born with a body not clearly male or female
sinistr/o/cerebr/al
pertaining to left half of the cerebrum
sinistr/al
pertaining to the left
sinistr/o/cardia
displacement of heart to the left
sinistro/manual
left-handed
sinistro/pedal
left-footed
sinistr/ad
towards the left
son/o/graphy
process of using sound frequencies for examination
ultra/sono/graphy
process of making an image using ultrasound
in/version
tuning upside down
e/version
turning inside out
a/version
turning away from
con/vergence
turning toward
vertigo
spinning or turning sensation
