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1
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word parts

A

word root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel

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word root

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(WR) Main idea of the word

There can be more than one

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prefix

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(P) Usually at the beginning of the word

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suffix

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(S) usually at the end of the word

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combining vowel

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(CV) Usually the letter o. Used to combine word roots and suffixes

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5
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Example of a word root written by itself

A

oste/

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Example of a prefix written by itself

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pre-

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Example of a suffix written by itself

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-osis

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combining vowels are used when

A

The suffix begins with a consonant

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9
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arthr/

A

joint

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oste/

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bone

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my/

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muscle

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hepat/

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liver

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enter/

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small intestine

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encephal/

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brain

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brady-

A

slow

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ventral

A

front (or belly side) of the body or organ

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dorsal

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back of the body or organ

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anterior

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front

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posterior

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back

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superior

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above

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inferior

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below

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cephalic

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toward the head

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caudal

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toward the lower part of the body

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proximal

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nearest to the midline or beginning of a structure

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distal

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farthest from the midline or beginning of a structure

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medial

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toward or near the midline

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lateral

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away from the midline

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superficial

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towards the surface of the skin

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transverse plane

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horizontal plane, cuts the body into top and bottom halves

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midsagittal plane

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cuts body into equal left and right sides

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sagittal

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cuts body into UNequal left and right sides

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coronal/frontal plane

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cuts body into front and back sides

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anatomy

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study of the structures of the body

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physiology

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study of the functions of the structures of the body

35
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anatomical position

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standing up, facing forward, arms at sides and palms forward