Escobar Hernandez, Aldo -6th period - Unit 2, Anatomical terms/directions, roots-combining forms

Acromial

pertaining to the acromion (point of the shoulder)

Antebrachial

forearm

Antecubital

area in front of the elbow

Anterior (ventral)

towards the front, belly side of the body

Anteroposterior

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

axillary

armpit

bilateral

two sides

brachial

upper arm

buccal

inside face cheek

calcaneal

heel bone

carpal

wrist

caudal

tailbone

cephalic

head, towards the head

cephalocaudal

pattern of growth and development from head to feet

cervical

neck

coxal

hip

cranial

skull

crural

pertaining to the leg, specifically to the shin bone

cubital

elbow

deep

more internal, further inside the body, far from body surface

digital

fingers and toes

distal

away from the center of the body, trunk, point where limb attached to the body

external

outer part of the body

femoral

thigh

fibular

refers to the lateral side of the lower leg

frontal

forehead

genital

reproductive organs

gluteal

buttocks

inferior

positioned below, or towards the feet

inguinal

groin

internal

inside the body

lateral

farther away from the midline, towards the side of the body

left

left hand side of the person in standard anatomical position

lumbar

lower back region and the 5 vertebrae between the chest and sacrum

mammary

breast region

medial

towards the midline, center of the body

mental

chin

metacarpal

hand bones

midline

imaginary center line splitting the body into left and right halves

nasal

nose

occipital

back of the head

orecranal

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

oral

mouth

orbital

eye, eye socket

otic

ear

palmar

palm of the hand

parietal

outer wall of a body cavity

patellar

kneecap (patella)

pectoral

chest

perineal

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

plantar

sole or bottom surface of the foot

popliteal

back (hollow) of the knee

posterior (dorsal)

towards the back or rear side of the body

posteroanterior

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

prone

lying face down with palms backward

proximal

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

pubic

genital region

right

the right hand side of a person in standard anatomical position

sacral

pertaining to the triangular bone at the base of the spine

scapular

scapula, or shoulder blades located on the upper back

sternal

sternum (breastbone)

superficial

towards the body surface, closer to skin

superior

positioned above or higher than another part of the body

supine

lying flat on the back with palms facing upward

sural

relating to, or located in the calf

tarsal

ankle

thoracic

chest (thorax)

umbilical

navel or belly button

unilateral

one side

vertebral

spine or backbone

visceral

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

cyt/o

cell

dist/o

away from the point of origin, far, distant

dors/o

back of the 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

lumber region, loin

medi/o

middle

path/o

disease

pelv/i

pelvis

physi/o

function

poster/o

back (of body), behind

proxim/o

near the point of origin, near, close

spin/o

spine

super/o

above