Session 25: Directions Flashcards
ab-
away from
abducent
drawing away from the midline; also the VI cranial nerve
abduction
(also) drawing away from the midline
ac-, ad-, af-, ag-
to/toward
adrenal
next to the kidney
adduction
drawing toward the midline
actino-
ray/radius
actinic
relating to the chemical changes caused by radiant energy
actinodermatitis
skin inflammation caused by exposure to sunlight
ana-, an-
up, positive
anatomy
dissecting the body to study shape and structure (dissection for a positive reason)
antero-
before
anterior
placed in front of
anterolateral
in front of and away from midline
apo-
away from
apocrine
a (pinched off) portion of a cell is released with a secretory product
aponeurosis
a sheet of fibrous tissue binding muscles together or muscles together or muscle bone
cat-, cata-
down, negative
cathode
negatively charged electrode
cauda
tail
caudal
of, at, or near the tail
caudad
toward the tail
caudectomy
surgical removal of the tail
cranio-
upper part of head
cranial
relating to the skull
craniotomy
surgical incision into the skull
de-
away, from
decompose
to break down into various compartments
dehydrate
to deplete of body water
dextro-
right hand
dextrose
structural form of glucose that rotates to the right
dexterity
grace in physical movement
through
di-
diuresis
excessive discharge of urine
dis-/di-
away from
distal
away from reference point
disinfection
treatment to destroy harmful organisms
dissect
to cut apart for the study of anatomy
dorsal
back
dorsal
of or near the back
ec-/ex-/ef-/ecto-
out of, outside
eccentric
deviating from a circle
external
outside
echoparasite
a parasite that lives on the outside of the body
flex-, -flect
bend/divert
deflection
deviation from expectation
flexion
the act of of bending a joint or limb
infero-
lower
inferolateral
lower and away from middle
lateral, latero-
side
lateral
situated at or on the side
lateroabdominal
on the side of the abdomen`
levo-
left
levorotation
counterclockwise
levothyroxine
left directed isomer of thyroid hormone (active form)
media-
middle
medial
relating to the middle
median
a midline that divides the body into equal right and left halves
ob-/oc-
against/toward
occlude
to obstruct
behind, backward
opsitho-
opsithotonus
a spasm of the body with the head and heels bent backwardsw
palm-
flexor surface of hand
palmar
relating to the palm of the hand
per-
through, excessive
pernasal
performed through the nose
peracute
very rapid and violent
percutaneous
passed through the skin
planta
sole of foot
plantar
relating to the sole of the foot
plantigrade
walking on the sole of the foot
postero-
behind
posterior
relating to the caudal end of the quadrapeds of the dorsal area of primates
posterolateral
caudal (or dorsal) and away from the midline
pronus
lying face downward
pronate
to turn the palmar surface down or back
proximal
next to/near
proximal (definition)
nearer to a reference point
radi-
ray
irradiation
the use of ionizing radiation
re-
back/again
relapse
to regress after a partial recovery
reflex
an automatic response or reaction
regurgitation
act of flowing backward
retro-
backwards
retrograde
reverting to an earlier or inferior condition
rostrum
beak (nose region)
rostral
referring to the nasal region
rotare
turn, revolve
rotary
something that moves around an axis
rotator
a muscle that aides in rotating a part of the body
sagittal
arrow
sagittal
a plane parallel to the median plane
sinistro-
left
sinister
on the left side
sinistromanual
left-handed
sterno-
breastbone
super-
upper
superior
in a higher location
superjacent
lying immediately above
supine
lying on back
supinate
to turn the palmar surface up or forward
transversus
at right angle to long axis
transverse
lying across
trepo-
to turn
treponema
a genus of spiral bacteria (one causes syphilis)
ventro-, ventri-
toward the belly or abdomen
ventral
relating to the abdominal area
ventrodorsal
extending from the abdominal surface to the dorsal surface
versio-
turning
versicolor
having a variety of or changing in color
