1
Q
Anterior
A
Front
2
Q
Posterior
A
Back
3
Q
Ventral
A
Front
4
Q
Dorsal
A
Back
5
Q
Medial
A
Toward the midline
6
Q
Lateral
A
To the side (away from) the midline
7
Q
Cephalad
A
Head
8
Q
Caudal
A
Tail
9
Q
Proximal
A
Closer to the trunk
10
Q
Distal
A
Farther from the trunk
11
Q
Superficial
A
At or toward the surface of the
12
Q
Deep
A
Internal
13
Q
Sagittal
A
Divides the body into right and left portions
14
Q
Midsagittal
A
Divides the body into left and right equal portions
15
Q
Front Cut
A
Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
16
Q
Transverse Cut
A
Divides the body into superior (top) and inferior (below) portions
17
Q
Cranial
A
Skull
18
Q
Cephalic
A
Head
19
Q
Cervical
A
Neck
20
Q
Facial
A
Face
21
Q
Frontal
A
Forehead
22
Q
Otic
A
Ear
23
Q
Orbital
A
Eye
24
Q
Buccal
A
Cheek
25
Oral
Mouth
26
Nasal
Nose
27
Mental
Chin
28
Brachial
Upper arm
29
Axillary
Armpit
30
Acromial
Shoulder
31
Antecubital
Anterior elbow
32
Olecranial
Elbow
33
Antebrachial
forearm
34
Carpal
Wrist
35
Metacarpal
Hand
36
Palmer
Palm of hand
37
Digital
Finger (or toe)
38
Mammary
Breast
39
Umbilical
Naval
40
Inguinal
Groin
41
Pubic
Pelvic
42
Coxal
Hip
43
Lumbar
Lion (lower back)
44
Gluteal
Buttocks
45
Femoral
Thigh (lower back)
46
Patellar
Kneecap
47
Popliteal
Back of the knee
48
Crural
Lower leg
49
Tarsal
Ankle
50
Calcaneal
Heel
51
Pedal
Foot
52
Plantar
Sole of foot
53
Optic
Of the eye or vision
54
Thoracic
Of the chest
55
Regions of the stomach
R side
Hypochondrium, lumbar and iliac
56
Middle of the stomach
Epigastrium, umbilical, and hypogastrium
57
Left side of the stomach
Hypochondrium, lumbar and iliac
58
Body Cavities [Dorsal cavity]
Crania cavity and vertebral canal
59
Ventral Cavity
Thoracic and abdominopelvic
60
Abdominopelvic cavity
Abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
61
Integumentary organs and functions
Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands
Function- protection, regulation of body temperature, synthesis of Vitamin D, etc.
62
Skeleton organs and functions
Bones, tendons, ligaments, cartilages
Functions- support, protection, movement, Ca++ store, hematopoiesis
63
Muscular organs and functions
Skeletal Muscles
Functions- movement and heat production
64
Nervous organs and functions
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Functions- coordination of body parts and control
65
Endocrine organs and functions
Endocrine Glands that secrete hormones
Function- maintenance of homeostasis
66
Cardiovascular organs and functions
Heart and blood vessel
Functions- transport of nutrients, wastes and O2 and CO2
67
Lymphatic organs and functions
Lymph nodes, thymus and spleen
Function- to fight infection
68
Respiratory
oral cavity, nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes within lungs, alveoli
Function- exchange of gases (O2 and CO2), maintenance of blood pH and electrolytes
69
Urinary organs and functions
Kidney, ureters, urethra and urinary bladder
Functions- removal of metabolic wastes from blood, maintenance of blood pH and electrolytes
70
Digestive organs and functions
Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, salivary glands, liver, pancreas, gall bladder
Functions- breakdown of food into substances that can be absorbed (for energy)
71
Reproductive organs and functions
Male: testes, epididymis, vas deferens, prostate, seminal vesicle, bulbourethral glands, urethra, penis, scrotum female: ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina, labia, clitoris
Functions- Production, maintenance and transport of gametes. production of sex hormones
72
Prefix
It tells something about the root word, such as placement, whether it's positive or negative. It gives you an explanation.
73
A-/an-/anano
not, against
74
Dia-
complete
75
Ecto-
outer, outisde
76
Hyper-
too much, excessive
77
Hypo-
too little, below normal
78
Peri-
around, surronding
79
Pro-
before, in front
80
Retro-
behind
81
Sub-
below
82
Trans-
through, across
83
Suffix
It is usually a change the word class or state of a root word. They can often a refer to a condition, disorder or a procedure
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