retake med terms chpt 2

Adip/o

fat

Posterior

toward the back

-stasis, -static

control, maintenance of a constant level

Medial

the direction toward, or nearer, the midline

Proximal

situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure

What contains the major organs?

abdominal cavity

-ology

the science or study of

exo-

out of, outside, away from

end-, endo-

in within, inside

cephal/o

head

1

right hypochondriac

2

epigastric

3

left hypochondriac

4

right lumbar

5

umbilical

6

left lumbar

7

right iliac

8

hypogastric

9

left iliac

QUADRANTS (in order)

RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

Midsagittal

also known as the midline, the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves