Extra Credit Flashcards
Erythr/o
red
Melan/o
black
Cyan/o
blue
Leuk/o
white
Xanthr/o
yellow
Cry/o
cold
Therm/o
heat
Abdomin/o
abdomen
Caud/o
tail
Cephal/o
head
Cardi/o
heart
Bi/o
Life
Cervic/o
neck
Inguin/o
groin
Pelv/i or Pelv/o
Pelvis
Spin/o
Spine
Thorac/o
Chest or Thoracic
Umbillic/o
Umbilicus/naval-belly button
Rhin/o
nose
Crani/o
Cranium
Arthr/o
joint
Gastr/o
stomach
My/o
muscle
Surgic/o
Surgery
Anatomical Position
looking forward, palms out with hands to side
Mid sagittal
perfect halves
Traverse Horizontal
Upper/Lower
Frontal coronal
front an back
supine
face up
prone
face down
organs in URQ
Liver, Gallbladder, R. kidney
organs in ULQ
stomach, pancreas, spleen, L. kidney
organs in LRQ
cecum, appendix, R. ovary
organs in LLQ
L. Ovary
Distal/proximal
away from toes or finger tips/toward toes or finger tips
Medial/lateral
toward mid line/away from midline
superior/ inferior
toward head/toward feet
Anterior(ventral)
straight out of chest
Posterior(dorsal)
straight out of back
Deep
toward core of body part
superficial
toward surface of body part