Health Science Review Flashcards
word parts
word root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel
word root
(WR) Main idea of the word
There can be more than one
prefix
(P) Usually at the beginning of the word
suffix
(S) usually at the end of the word
combining vowel
(CV) Usually the letter o. Used to combine word roots and suffixes
Example of a word root written by itself
oste/
Example of a prefix written by itself
pre-
Example of a suffix written by itself
-osis
combining vowels are used when
The suffix begins with a consonant
arthr/
joint
oste/
bone
my/
muscle
hepat/
liver
enter/
small intestine
encephal/
brain
brady-
slow
ventral
front (or belly side) of the body or organ
dorsal
back of the body or organ
anterior
front
posterior
back
superior
above
inferior
below
cephalic
toward the head
caudal
toward the lower part of the body
proximal
nearest to the midline or beginning of a structure
distal
farthest from the midline or beginning of a structure
medial
toward or near the midline
lateral
away from the midline
superficial
towards the surface of the skin
transverse plane
horizontal plane, cuts the body into top and bottom halves
midsagittal plane
cuts body into equal left and right sides
sagittal
cuts body into UNequal left and right sides
coronal/frontal plane
cuts body into front and back sides
anatomy
study of the structures of the body
physiology
study of the functions of the structures of the body
anatomical position
standing up, facing forward, arms at sides and palms forward
