Proficiency Quiz #1 Spring 2022

de-

without

dys-

difficult, bad

oxy-

Oxygen

re-

again

pre-

before

ana-

apart from

epi-

upon, above, over

-ad

toward

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-y

process

blast

immature cell

cellul

small cell

molec

mass

o/o

egg

organ

organ

anabol

build up

carb

Carbon

chromat

color

chrom

color

electr

electric

metabol

change

nucle

nucleus

ster

solid

thesis

to arrange

hydr

water

lys/o

decompose

mit

thread

prot/e

first

rib/o

like a rib

thel/i

nipple

hist/o

tissue

caps

box

coll/a

glue

fibr/o

fiber

nutri

nourish

oste/o

bone

synov/i

synovial membrane

cardi/o

heart

vascul

blood vessel

digest

to break down

crin/e

secrete

home/o

the same

integument

covering of the body

lymph

lymph

muscul

muscle

product

lead forth

spir/a

to breathe

skelet

skeleton

urin

urine

tom

section

anter

coming before

caud

tail

cephal

head

coron

crown

dist

away from the center

dors

back

front

front

infer

below

poster

coming behind

proxim

nearest

sagitt

arrow

super

above

ventr

belly

pelv

pelvis

cran/i

skull

gastr

stomach

chrondr

cartilage

inguin

groin

lumb

lower back, loin

umbilic

belly button (navel)

frontal/coronal

a plane that separates the body or organ into anterior and posterior sections

sagittal/parasagittal

a plane that separates the body or organ into left and right sections

midsagittal

a plane that separates the body or organ into EQUAL left and right sections

transverse

a plane that separates the body or organ into superior and inferior sections

inferior

below another region on the body

superior

above another region on the body

anterior

on the front of the body

posterior

on the back side of the body

medial

towards the middle of the body

lateral

towards the side of the body

ventral

the belly side

dorsal

the back side

cephalic

near the head

cephalic region

head

cervical region

neck

thoracic region

chest

brachial region

arm

abdominal region

abdomen

gluteal region

buttocks

inguinal region

groin

lumbar region

lower back

femoral region

thigh

thoracic cavity

contains heart and lungs

cranial cavity

contains the brain

abdominopelvic cavity

contains the stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, and most of the small and large intestines. It also contains urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs such as a vagina, uterus and ovaries

vertebral cavity

contains the spinal cord

-itis

inflammation