Dingari, Vasuprada - Period 8 - UNIT 2 TERMS

abdomin/o

abdomen

anter/o

front

astr/o

star, star shaped

bol/o

cast, throw

carcin/o

cancer

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

chondr/o

cartilage

carni/o

skull

cyt/o

cell

dist/o

away from the point of origin, far, distant

dors/o

back of the body

fibr/o

fiber

gastr/o

stomach

hemat/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

infer/o

below

is/o

same, equal

kary/o

nucleus

later/o

side

lumb/o

lumbar region, loin

medl/o

middle

path/o

disease

pelv/i

pelvis

physi/o

function

poster/o

back (of body), behind

proxim/o

near the point of origin, near, close

spin/o

spine

super/o

above

thorac/o

chest

ton/o

tone, tension

umbilic/o

umbilicus (belly button)

ventr/o

belly side of body, ventral aspect

a-

not, without

ana-

apart

endo-

in, within

epi-

an, over, upon

eu-

good, normal

exo-

outward

hyper-

above, above normal, excessive

hypo-

below, below normal, deficient

pro-

before, forward

trans-

across

-al, -ar, -iac, -ic, -ior, -tic

pertaining to

-blast

developing cell

-cyte

cell

-gen

substance that produces

-genesis

formation

-ism

process, condition

-logy

study of

-osis

process, abnormal, condition

-plasia

development, formation

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

Standard Anatomical Position

the agreed-upon reference posture used globally in medicine and biology to describe the human body

• upright

• facing forward

• arms at sides, elbows straight

• plams turned forward

• feet flat

acromial

pertaining to the acromion (point of the shoulder)

antebrachial

pertaining to the forearm

antecubital

pertaining to the area in front of the elbow

anterior (ventral)

toward the front or belly-side of the body

anteroposterior

passing from the anterior (front) toward the posterior (back) of the body

axillary

pertaining to the armpit

bilateral

pertaining to two sides

brachial

pertaining to the upper arm

buccal

pertaining to the cheek

calcaneal

pertaining to the heel bone

carpal

pertaining to the wrist

caudal

toward the tailbone

cephalic

pertaining to the head, toward the head

cephalocaudal

pattern of growth and development that proceeds from the head downward to the feet

cervical

pertaining to the neck

coxal

pertaining to the hip

cranial

pertaining to the skull

crural

pertaining to the leg, specifically the shin bone

cubital

pertaining to the elbow

deep

more internal, further inside the body, away from the body surface

digital

pertaining to the fingers or toes

distal

situated farther away from the center of the body, the trunk, or the point where a limb attaches to the body

external

outer part of the body

femoral

pertaining to the thigh

fibular

refers to the lateral side of the lower leg

frontal

pertaining to the forehead

genital

pertaining to the reproductive organs

gluteal

pertaining to the buttocks

inferior

positioned below or toward the feet

inguinal

pertaining to the groin

internal

inside the body

lateral

farther away from the midline, toward the side of the body

left

the left-hand side of a person in standard anatomical position

lumbar

pertaining to the low back region and the 5 vertebrae between the chest and sacrum

mammary

pertaining to the breast region

medial

toward the midline, or center, of the body

mental

pertaining to the chin

metacarpal

pertaining to the hand bones

midline

an imaginary center line splitting the body into right and left halves

nasal

pertaining to the nose

occipital

pertaining to the back of the head

olecranal

pertaining to the olecranon, or the bony tip/pointy part of the elbow

oral

pertaining to the mouth

orbital

pertaining to the eye or eye socket

otic

pertaining to the ear

plamar

pertaining to the palm of the hand