Ocejo, Bryan- 8th period Unit 2

standard anatomical position

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

acromial

pertaining to the acromion (point of shoulder)

anterbrachial

pertaining to forearm

antecubital

pertaining to area in front of elbow

anterior (ventral)

toward the front or belly-side of body

anteroposterior

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

axillay

pertaining to armpit

bilateral

pertaining to 2 sides

brachial

pertaining to upper arm

buccal

pertaining to cheek

calcaneal

pertaining to heel bone

carpal

pertaining to wrist

caudal

toward tailbone

cephalic

pertaining to head, toward the head

cephalocaudal

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

cervical

pertaining to neck

coxal

pertaining to hip

cranial

pertaining to skull

crural

pertaining to leg, specifically the shin bone

cubital

pertaining to elbow

deep

situated farther from center of body, trunk, or point where a limb attached to body

external

outer part of body

femoral

pertaining to thigh

fibular

refers to lateral side of lower leg

frontal

pertaining to forehead

genital

pertaining to reproductive rogans

gluteal

pertaining to buttocks

inferior

positioned below or toward the feet

inguinal

pertaining to groin

internal

inside body

lateral

farther away from midline, toward side of body

left

left-hand side of a person in standard anatomical position

lumbar

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

mammary

pertaining to breast region

medial

toward midline, or center, of the body

mental

pertaining to chin

metacarpal

pertaining to hand bones

midline

imaginary center line splitting body into right & left halves

nasal

pertaining to nose

occipital

pertaining to back of head

olecranal

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

oral

pertaining to mouth

orbital

pertaining to eye or eye socket

otic

pertaining to ear

palmar

pertaining to palm of hand

parietal

pertaining to the outer wall of a body cavity

patellar

pertaining to kneecap (patella)

pectoral

pertaining to chest

perineal

pertaining to perineum (patch of flesh between penis or vulva and anus)

plantar

pertaining to sole or bottom surface of foot

popliteal

pertaining to back (hollow) of knee

posterior (dorsal)

toward back or rear side of body

posteroanterior

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

prone

lying face down with palms downward

proximal

situated nearer to center of body, trunk, or point where a limb attached to body

public

refers to genital region

right

right-hand side of a person in standard anatomical position

sacral

pertaining to triangular bone at base of spine

scapular

pertaining to scapula, or shoulder blades located on upper back

sternal

pertaining to sternum (breastbone)

superficial

toward body surface, closer to the skin

superior

positioned above or higher than another part of the body

supine

lying flat on back with palms facing upward

sural

relating to or located in the calf

tarsal

pertaining to ankle

thoracic

pertaining to chest (thorax)

umbilical

pertains to navel or belly button

unilateral

pertaining to 1 side

vertebral

relating to spine or backbone

visceral

pertaining to internal organs

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

crani/o

skull

cty/o

cell

dist/o

away from point of origin, far, distant

dors/o

back of 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

medi/o

middle

path/o

disease

pelv/i

pelvus

physi/o

function

poster/o

back (0f body), behind

proxim/o

near there point of origin, near, close

spin/o

spine

super/o

above

thorac/o

chest