Latin and Directional Terms

Question 1

al

Answer 1

pertaining to

Question 2

a

Answer 2

without

Question 3

ab

Answer 3

away from

Question 4

ad

Answer 4

to, toward

Question 5

ante

Answer 5

before

Question 6

anti

Answer 6

against

Question 7

auto

Answer 7

self

Question 8

bene

Answer 8

good

Question 9

bi

Answer 9

twice, 2

Question 10

blast

Answer 10

precursor, germ cell

Question 11

brachi

Answer 11

arm

Question 12

cephal

Answer 12

head

Question 13

cereb

Answer 13

brain

Question 14

chondr

Answer 14

cartilage

Question 15

clast

Answer 15

break

Question 16

com

Answer 16

with, together

Question 17

corpus

Answer 17

body or mass

Question 18

dura

Answer 18

hard

Question 19

ecto

Answer 19

outside, outer

Question 20

endo

Answer 20

inner, within

Question 21

epi

Answer 21

upon, following

Question 22

erythro

Answer 22

red

Question 23

fibr

Answer 23

fibrous

Question 24

hema

Answer 24

blood

Question 25

hyper

Answer 25

above, excessive

Question 26

hypo

Answer 26

below, deficient

Question 27

infra

Answer 27

under, below

Question 28

inter

Answer 28

between

Question 29

intra

Answer 29

within

Question 30

iso

Answer 30

equal, like

Question 31

itis

Answer 31

inflammation

Question 32

juxta

Answer 32

near, adjacent

Question 33

leuko

Answer 33

white

Question 34

macro

Answer 34

large

Question 35

medi

Answer 35

middle

Question 36

meso

Answer 36

in the middle

Question 37

micro

Answer 37

small

Question 38

myo

Answer 38

muscle

Question 39

neuro

Answer 39

nerve

Question 40

osse

Answer 40

bone

Question 41

osteo

Answer 41

bone

Question 42

para

Answer 42

near, beside

Question 43

pathy

Answer 43

disease

Question 44

peri

Answer 44

surrounding, around

Question 45

physio

Answer 45

nature

Question 46

physis

Answer 46

growth

Question 47

poly

Answer 47

many, much

Question 48

pseudo

Answer 48

false

Question 49

quad

Answer 49

fourfold, 4

Question 50

rami

Answer 50

branch

Question 51

semi

Answer 51

half

Question 52

serrat

Answer 52

saw-edged, toothed

Question 53

stria

Answer 53

stripe, band

Question 54

sub

Answer 54

under, below

Question 55

supra

Answer 55

over, above

Question 56

trans

Answer 56

across

Question 57

tri

Answer 57

threefold, 3

Question 58

anterior

Answer 58

in front of; toward the front surface (the stomach is anterior to the spinal cord)

Question 59

posterior

Answer 59

further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end
(the heart is posterior to the sternum)

Question 60

dorsal

Answer 60

toward the back side of the human body (the spinal cord is on the dorsal side of the body)

Question 61

ventral

Answer 61

towards the belly side of the human body (the belly button is on the ventral side of the body)

Question 62

superior

Answer 62

closer to the head

Question 63

inferior

Answer 63

closer to the feet

Question 64

cranial

Answer 64

towards the head end

Question 65

caudal

Answer 65

towards the rear or tail end

Question 66

rostral

Answer 66

towards the nose or the mouth

Question 67

medial

Answer 67

towards the mid-line of the body

Question 68

lateral

Answer 68

away from the midline of the body

Question 69

ipsilateral

Answer 69

on the same side (the right arm is ipsilateral to the right leg)

Question 70

contralateral

Answer 70

on the opposite side

Question 71

deep

Answer 71

closer to the inside, internal to another structure (the skin is superficial to the biceps bracci muscle

Question 72

superficial

Answer 72

closer to the outside, external to another structure

Question 73

distal

Answer 73

farther away from point of attachment to trunk (the wrist is distal to the elbow)

Question 74

proximal

Answer 74

closer to point of attachment to trunk

Question 75

coronal plane

Answer 75

vertical plane, divides body into anterior/posterior

Question 76

transverse plane

Answer 76

horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior sections

Question 77

midsagital plane

Answer 77

vertical plane dividing the body into left and right right down the center

sagital plane follows this