HSC3537 Module 2

abdomin/o

abdomen

adip/o

fat

cephal/o

head

crani/o

skull

caud/o

tail

crur/o

leg

glute/o

buttock

brachi/o

arm

hist/o

tissue

later/o

side

medi/o

middle

viscer/o

internal organs

thorac/o

chest

gastr/o

stomach

spin/o

spine

pelv/o

pelvis

crin/o

to secrete

muscul/o

muscle

peritone/o

peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)

pub/o

genital region

gynec/o

woman, female

cervic/o

neck

chondr/o

cartilage

pleur/o

pleura

vertebr/o

vertebra

abdominal

pertaining to the abdomen

anterior

pertaining to the front

brachial

pertaining to the arm

cephalic

pertaining to the head

cervical

pertaining to the neck

thoracic

pertaining to the chest

crural

pertaining to the leg

gluteal

pertaining to the buttocks

lateral

pertaining to the side

medial

pertaining to the middle

muscular

pertaining to muscle

cardiovascular

pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

hematic

pertaining to blood

pelvic

pertaining to pelvis

cranial

pertaining to skull

pleural

pertaining to the pleura

pubic

pertaining to genital region

lymphatic

pertaining to lymph

spinal

pertaining to the spine

superior

pertaining to above

thoracic

pertaining to the chest

vertebral

pertaining to the vertebrae

visceral

pertaining to the internal organs

epithelial

pertaining to epithelium

ventral

pertaining to belly side of body

what is the correct order for the organization of the body?

cells; tissue; organ; system; whole body

organs form

systems

what type of tissue conducts electrical impulses?

nervous

cephalic region of the body

head

crural region of the body

legs

cavity that contains the heart

pericardial

body system responsible for regulating the metabolic activities of the body

endocrine

body system that receives sensory information and coordinates the body's response

nervous

directional term means more to the back side of the body

posterior

directional term means lying face down

prone

directional term specifically referring to the belly side of the body

ventral

term for pertaining to the skull

cranial

term for pertaining to internal organs

visceral

term for pertaining to the spinal cord side of the body

dorsal

what term means lying face up

supine

fundamental units of all living things

cells

term meaning pertaining to the chest is

thoracic

term that is interchangeable with anterior

ventral

combining form that means front

anter/o

combining form that means color

chrom/o

combining form that means cell

cyt/o

combining form that means 'away from'

dist/o

combining form that means 'cause'

eti/o

combining form that means ‘cheek’

bucc/o

combining form that means ‘groin’

inguin/o

combining form that means ‘cavity wall’

pariet/o

combining form that means ‘belly’

ventr/o

Closer to where the limb connects to the trunk

proximal

Further from where the limb connects to the trunk

distal

Plane that divides the body into front and back

Coronal/Frontal

Plane that divides the body into right and left

Sagittal/Longitudinal

Plane that divides the body into top and bottom

Transverse/Cross-section