Terminology Flashcards
Define: Axial
Trunk + Skull
Define: Perpendicular
Pertaining to the limbs
Define: Cephalic
Relating to the head
Define: Cranium/Cranial
The Skull
Define: Cervical
To do with the neck region of the spine
Define: Thoracic
To do with the upper back
Define: Lumbar
To do with the lower back
Define: Sacral
To do with the sacrum
Define: Coccygeal
To do with the coccyx
Define: Sternal
Sternum
Define: Pectoral
Chest
Define: Pelvic
Public region
Define: Inguinal
Intestines
Define: Axillary
Armpit
Define: Brachial
Upper Arm
Define: Cubital
Ulna, near elbow
Define: Antecubital
Elbow pit
Define: Cubitis
Another word for Antecubital
Define: Antebrachial
Forearm
Define: Carpal
Wrist
Define: Pollex
Thumn
Define: Phalange
Fingers
Define: Gluteal
Butt
Define: Coxal
Hip, or hip joint
Define: Femoral
Femur
Define: Patellar
Knee Cap
Define: Popliteal
Posterior of knee cap
Define: Crural / Crus
Relation to leg; Crus is plural or crural
Define: Sural
Calf
Define: Tarsal
Tarsus of foot
Define: Pes
Foot
Define: Plantar
Sole of foot
Define: Dorsum
Top of foot
Define: Calcaneal
Heel
Define: Hallux
Big Toe
Define the Latin prefix: a-
Without, no
Define the Latin prefix: ab-
apart, away from
Define the Latin prefix: ad-
Toward
Define the Latin prefix: arthro-
Man
Define the Latin prefix: bi-
two
Define the Latin prefix: brachi-
arm
Define the Latin prefix: cardio-
Pertaining to th eheart
Define the Latin prefix: caud=
Tail, or tailike appendage
Define the Latin prefix: cephal-
To do with the head
Define the Latin prefix: cerebro-
To do with the brain
Define the Latin prefix: chrondro-
Cartilage
Define the Latin prefix: contra-
Upon, on, over
Define the Latin prefix: cost-
To do with the ribs
Define the Latin prefix: derm-
To do with the skin
Define the Latin prefix: ecto-
Outer
Define the Latin prefix: endo-
Inside
Define the Latin prefix: epi-
Upon, on or above
Define the Latin prefix: hist-
Tissue
Define the Latin prefix: hyper-
Excessive; above norm
Define the Latin prefix: hypo-
Below norm
Define the Latin prefix: infra-
Beneath
Define the Latin prefix: inter-
Between
Define the Latin prefix: intra-
Within
Define the Latin prefix: ipsi-
Same/self
Define the Latin prefix: meta-
Can mean two things:
After (as in metathorax)
or
Change (as in metamorphosis)
Define the Latin prefix: morph-
Shape
Define the Latin prefix: myo-
Muscle
Define the Latin prefix: neur-
Nerves
Define the Latin prefix: osteo-
Bone
Define the Latin prefix: peri-
Around (or to wrap around)
Define the Latin prefix: somato-
The body/bodily
Define the Latin prefix: supra-
Above, over
Define the Latin prefix: syn-
Union, association
Define the Latin prefix: uni-
One/singular
Define the Latin suffix: -blast
Immature stage of development
Define the Latin suffix: -clast
Breakdown, or something that breaks
Define the Latin suffix: -cyte
Hollow