Test word parts; key anatomical areas Flashcards
1
Q
anter/o
A
front
2
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poster/o
A
back
3
Q
super/o
A
upward
4
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infer/o
A
downward
5
Q
proxim/o
A
near (the point of attachment to the body)
6
Q
dist/o
A
far (from the point of attachment to the body)
7
Q
ipsi-
A
same
8
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contra
A
opposite
9
Q
medi/o
A
middle
10
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later/o
A
side
11
Q
supine
A
lying on the back (on the spine)
12
Q
Prone
A
lying on the abdomen/belly
13
Q
abdominal
A
pertaining to the abdomen
14
Q
mammary
A
pertaining to the breast
15
Q
thoracic
A
pertaining to the chest/thorax
16
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pelvic
A
pertaining to the pelvis
17
Q
cervical
A
pertaining to the neck
18
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axillary
A
pertaining to the axilla/armpit
19
Q
Sagittal plane
A
divides the body into sides, or right and left portions
20
Q
coronal/frontal plane
A
divides the body into front and back, or anterior and posterior portions
21
Q
transverse plane
A
divides the body into top and bottom, or superior and inferior
22
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ipsilateral
A
pertaining to the same side
