Medical Terminology Review 1

Flashcards covering key terms and definitions related to medical terminology focusing on combining forms, prefixes, suffixes, and anatomical terminology.

cephal/o

Head

cerebro

Cerebrum

oto

Ear

encephalo

Brain

enter/o

Intestines

hepat/o

Liver

ped/o

Child

ren/o

Kidney

ur/o

Urinary tract

cis/o

To cut

cardi/o

Heart

derm/o

Skin

glyc/o

Sugar

gynec/o

Woman, female

radi/o

X-rays

psych/o

Mind

nas/o

Nose

sarc/o

Flesh

hypo-

Below

dia-

Across, through

-scopy

Visually examining

-gram

Record, writing

globin

Protein

trans-

Across, through

sub-

Below, under

retro-

Behind

epi-

Above

end- / endo-

Within

crani/o

Skull

cervic/o

Neck

sacr/o

Sacrum

viscer/o

Internal organs

trache/o

Trachea, windpipe

inguin/o

Groin

inter-

Between

ana-

Up

ose-

Pertaining to, full of

-eal

Pertaining to

Cervical

C1-C7 spinal column division

Thoracic

T1-T12 spinal column division

Lumbar

L1-L5 spinal column division

Sacral

S1-S5 spinal column division

Coccygeal

Tailbone region

Transverse Plane

Divides body into superior and inferior parts

Sagittal Plane

Divides body into right and left parts

Frontal Plane

Divides body into anterior and posterior parts

Superficial

On the surface of the body

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

Deep

Away from the surface of the body

Distal

Far from the point of attachment to the trunk

Peritoneum

Double-folded membrane surrounding abdominal viscera

Vertebrae

Backbone

Pleura

Membrane surrounding the lungs

Disc

Pad of cartilage between each backbone

Mediastinum

Space between the lungs containing the heart, trachea, aorta