Word List 2 Flashcards
abduction
moves away from midline
adduction
moves towards midline
anterior
in front
bilateral
pertaining to two sides
caudal
KAW-duhl
pertaining to the tail (something below, lower)
cervical
pertaining to the neck or cervix
cranial
pertaining to the cranium (skull)
deep
farther from the surface
distal
farther from the limb root
dorsal
pertaining to the back of the body
epigastric
pertaining to above the stomach
extension
straightening out
flexion
FLEHK-shuhn
bending
gastric
stomach
iliac
IH-lee-ak
pertaining to the ilium (lateral position of hip bone)
inferior
below, lower
infracostal
ihn-fruh-CAWS-tuhl
pertaining to below or under the ribs
inguinal
IHN-gwuh-nuhl
pertaining to the groin
lateral
farther from the midline (pertaining to the side)
lumbar
pertaining to the back (lower back)
medial
closer to the midline (pertaining to the middle)
palmar
PAWL-muhr
palm side of hand or body
plantar
PLAHN-tuhr
sole side of foot
posterior
rear or back
pronate
turning palm of hand downward
prone
face down
proximal
closer to the limb root
radiography
process of recording radiation (medical imaging)
superficial
closer to the surface
superior
above, closer to the crown
supinate
turn the palm of the hand upward
supine
body lying face up
thoracic
pertaining to the chest
transverse
horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower parts
umbilical
pertaining to the umbilicus (navel)
ventral
pertaining to the belly
-al
pertaining to
-gen, -genesis
forming, producing, origin
-logist
specialist in the study of
-logy
study of
-plasia
formation, growth
epi-
above, upon
infra-
below, under
trans-
across, through