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skull
crani/o
neck
cervic/o
sacrum
sacr/o
trachea
trache/o
groin
inguin/o
internal organs
viscer/o
flesh
sarc/o
cartilage
chondr/o
chest
thorac/o
tissue
hist/o
between
inter-
below
hypo-
up
ana-
pertaining to, full of
-ose
pertaining to
-eal
above
epi-
removal, excision, resection
-ectomy
kary/o
nucleus
-tomy
incision, cutting into
Cervical
C1-C7
thoracic
T1-T12
lumbar
L1-L5
sacral
S1-S5
coccygeal
region of the tailbone
transverse plane
a plane that divides a structure into superior and inferior portions
sagittal plane
plane that divides body into left and right
frontal plane
divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
superficial
on or near the surface
supine
lying on the back
inferior
below another structure
lateral
pertaining to the side
medial
pertaining to the middle
prone
lying on the belly
superior
above another structure
proximal
near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure
deep
away from the surface of the body
distal
far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
peritoneum
Double-layered membrane surrounding the abdominal viscera
vertebra
a backbone
pleura
membrane surrounding the lungs
disk
pad of cartilage between each bakbone
mediastinum
space between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, trachea
