Body Structure - Word List 2

adomen/o

adomen

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck, neck of uterus

crani/o

cranium (skull)

gastr/o

stomach

ili/o

illium (lateral portion of hip bone)

inguin/o

groin

lumb/o

loins (lower back)

pelv/o

pelvis

spin/o

spine

thorac/o

chest

umbilic/o

umbilicus, navel

anter/o

anterior, front

dist/o

far, farthest

dors/o

back (of body)

infer/o

lower, below

later/o

side, to one side

medi/o

middle

poster/o

back (of body), behind, posterior

proxim/o

near, nearest

super/o

upper, above

ventr/o

belly, belly side

cyt/o

cell

hist/o

tissue

nucle/o

nucleus

radi/o

radiation, x-ray, radius (arm bone)

-gen, -genesis

forming, producing, origin

-logist

specialist in the study of

-logy

study of

-plasia

formation, growth

abduction

moves away from midline

adduction

moves towards midline

anterior

in front

bilateral

pertaining to two sides

caudal

pertaining to the tail (something below, lower)

cervical

pertaining to the neck (or neck of the uterus)

cranial

pertaining to the cranium

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 (opening a joint, increase joint angle)

external

outside

flexion

bending (closing a joint, decreasing joint angle)

gastric

stomach

iliac

pertaining to the ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)

inferior

below, lower

infracostal

pertaining to below or under ribs

inguinal

pertaining to the groin

lateral

farther from midline (pertaining to the side)

lumbar

pertaining to lower back

medial

closer to midline

midline

line dividing body into equal right and left halves

palmar

palm side or hand of body

pelvic

pertaining to the pelvis

plantar

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

turning the palm of the hand upward

supine

body lying face up

thoracic

pertaining to the chest

tranverse plane

horizontal plane diving body into upper and lower parts

umbilical

pertaining to the umbilicus (navel)

ventral

pertaining to the belly