Body Structure

Front 1

Dia-

Back 1

Through, complete

Front 2

Dys-

Back 2

Difficult, labored, painful, abnormal

Front 3

Hyper-

Back 3

Above, excessive

Front 4

Hypo-

Back 4

Below, incomplete, deficient

Front 5

Meta-

Back 5

After, beyond, change

Front 6

Neo-

Back 6

New

Front 7

Pro-

Back 7

Before

Front 8

-al

Back 8

Pertaining to

Front 9

-cyte

Back 9

Cell

Front 10

-elle

Back 10

Small

Front 11

-gen

Back 11

Producing, causing, formation

Front 12

-genesis

Back 12

Origin, cause

Front 13

-genic

Back 13

Producing, formation, causing, pertaining to

Front 14

-ic

Back 14

Pertaining to

Front 15

-logist

Back 15

One who studies

Front 16

-logy

Back 16

Study of

Front 17

-oid

Back 17

Resembling

Front 18

-oma

Back 18

Abnormal swelling, tumor

Front 19

-osis

Back 19

Condition of

Front 20

-plasia

Back 20

Shape, formation

Front 21

-plasm

Back 21

Something shaped

Hint 21

Sometimes used as word roots

Front 22

-Sarcoma

Back 22

Malignant tumor

Front 23

-sis

Back 23

State of

Front 24

-some

Back 24

Body

Front 25

-stasis

Back 25

Standing still

Hint 25

Sometimes root word

Front 26

-um

Back 26

Pertaining too

Front 27

What makes up the Integumentary System?

Work together to form ___ ___.

Back 27

Skin, hair, sweat, sebaceous glands that work together to form protective coverings

Front 28

Muskuloskeletal System: 3 main functions?

Back 28

Muscle & skeletal system for movement, body framework, & organ support

Front 29

Blood & lymphatic system: do what?

Back 29

Blood to carry (and other things) throughout the body, & lymphatic to fight infection.

Front 30

What 2 things make up the Cardiovascular system?

Back 30

The heart & blood

Front 31

Respiratory system: does what?

Back 31

Carries oxygen through the body

Front 32

Gastrointestinal system: 3 main functions

Back 32

Transports food, absorbs nutrients & secretes waste

Front 33

Urinary system is made up of ____ & ____

Back 33

Kidneys & the urinary tract

Front 34

Reproductive system is for....

Back 34

Male & female reproduction

Front 35

Endocrine system is made up of ____ & ____

Back 35

Glands & hormones

Front 36

Nervous system is....

Back 36

Brain

Front 37

Abdomen/o

Back 37

Abdomen

Front 38

Alveol/o

Back 38

Alveolus

Front 39

Angi/o

Back 39

Vessel

Front 40

Arteri/o

Back 40

Artery

Front 41

Arthr/o

Back 41

Joint

Front 42

Bronch/o

Back 42

Bronchus

Front 43

Cardi/o

Back 43

Heart

Front 44

Cephal/o

Back 44

Head

Front 45

Cerebr/o

Back 45

Cerebrum

Front 46

Chondr/o

Back 46

Cartilage

Front 47

Col/o

Back 47

Colon

Front 48

Cost/o

Back 48

Rib

Front 49

Crani/o

Back 49

Skull

Front 50

Derm/o

Back 50

Skin

Front 51

Encephal/o

Back 51

Brain

Front 52

Enter/o

Back 52

Small intestine

Front 53

Gastr/o

Back 53

Stomach

Front 54

Hemat/o

Back 54

Blood

Front 55

Hepat/o

Back 55

Liver

Front 56

Mast/o

Back 56

Breast

Front 57

My/o

Myos/o

Back 57

Muscle

Front 58

Myel/o

Back 58

Spinal cord,

Bone marrow

Front 59

Nas/o

Back 59

Nose

Front 60

Nephr/o

Back 60

Kidney

Front 61

Neur/o

Back 61

Nerve

Front 62

Opthalm/o

Back 62

Eye

Front 63

Oste/o

Back 63

Bone

Front 64

Ot/o

Back 64

Ear

Front 65

Phleb/o

Back 65

Vein

Front 66

Pneum/o

Back 66

Lung

Front 67

Psych/o

Back 67

Mind

Front 68

Pulmon/o

Back 68

Lung

Front 69

Renal/o

Back 69

Kidney

Front 70

Thorac/o

Back 70

Chest

Front 71

Vas/o

Back 71

Vessel

Front 72

Body cavities are made up of 5 spaces. Name them

Back 72

Cranial cavity, spinal cavity, thoracic cavity, pleural cavity, abdominal cavity

Front 73

Bi-

Back 73

Two

Front 74

Uni-

Back 74

One

Front 75

-ad

Back 75

Toward

Front 76

-dia

Back 76

Through, complete

Front 77

-ior

Back 77

Pertaining to

Front 78

-ous

Back 78

Pertaining to

Front 79

-pathy

Back 79

Disease

Front 80

Anter/o

Back 80

Front

Front 81

Caud/o

Back 81

Tail, downward

Front 82

Cephal/o

Back 82

Head or upward

Front 83

Dist/o

Back 83

Away from a specific part of the body

Front 84

Dors/o

Back 84

Back

Front 85

Infer/o

Back 85

Below

Front 86

Later/o

Back 86

Side

Front 87

Medi/o

Back 87

Middle

Front 88

Poster/o

Back 88

Back, behind

Front 89

Proxim/o

Back 89

Near a point on the body

Front 90

Super/o

Back 90

Above

Front 91

Ventr/o

Back 91

Belly, front

Front 92

Anaplasia

Back 92

Change in the structure and orientation of the cells

Front 93

Aplasia

Back 93

Absence of any organ or tissue

Front 94

Dysplasia

Back 94

Abnormal development of tissue or organs

Front 95

Hyperplasia

Back 95

Excessive formation

Front 96

Neoplasia

Back 96

New abnormal development of cells, benign or malignant

Front 97

Frontal plane

Back 97

Any vertical planes passing through the body from the head to the feet that divide the body into front and back (anterier or posterior)

Front 98

Midsagittal plane

Back 98

AKA median plane. A vertical plane through the middle of the body that divides the body in to equal right and left halves

Front 99

Transverse plane

Back 99

Horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions

Front 100

Umbilicus or naval region

Back 100

Landmark used to divide the Abdomen into quadrants

Front 101

Right hypochondriac region

Back 101

Upper-right section of the abdomen, beneath the cartilage of the lower ribs

Front 102

Epigastric region

Back 102

Between the right and left hypochondriac regions in the upper section of the abdomen, beneath the cartilage of the lower ribs

Front 103

Left hypochondriac region

Back 103

Upper left section of the abdomen, beneath the cartilage of the lower ribs

Front 104

Right lumbar region

Back 104

Middle right section of the abdomen, beneath the right hypochondriac region

Front 105

Umbilical region

Back 105

Middle section of the abdomen, between the right and left lumbar regions and directly beneath the epigastric region

Front 106

Right inguinal region

Back 106

Lower right section of the abdomen, beneath the right lumbar region

Front 107

Hypogastric region

Back 107

Lower middle section of the abdomen, beneath the umbilical region

Front 108

Left inguinal region

Back 108

Lower left section of the abdomen, beneath the left lumbar region

Front 109

Superficial

Back 109

Pertaining to the surface of the body are near the surface

Front 110

Deep

Back 110

Away from the surface toward the inside of the body

Front 111

Anterior

Back 111

Pertaining to the front of the body or toward the belly of the body

Front 112

Posterior

Back 112

Pertaining to the back of the body

Front 113

Ventral

Back 113

Pertaining to a position toward the belly of the body also Frontward and anterior

Front 114

Dorsal

Back 114

Pertaining to the back or posterior

Front 115

Medial

Back 115

Toward the middle of the body

Front 116

Lateral

Back 116

Toward the side of the body, away from the midline of the body

Front 117

Superior

Back 117

Above or upward toward the head

Front 118

Inferior

Back 118

Below or downward toward the tail or feet

Front 119

Cranial

Back 119

Pertaining to The head

Front 120

Caudal

Back 120

Pertaining to the tail

Front 121

Distal

Back 121

Away from or farthest from the trunk of the body or farthest from the point of origin of a body part

Front 122

Proximal

Back 122

Toward or near the point of origin

Front 123

Supine

Back 123

Lying on the back, facing up

Front 124

Prone

Back 124

Lying face down

Front 125

Supinate

Back 125

Turning palms of hands upward

Front 126

Pronate

Back 126

Turning palms of hands downward

Front 127

Plantar

Back 127

Pertaining to the sole or bottom of the foot

Front 128

Dorsum

Back 128

Pertaining to back or posterior surface

Front 129

Chlor/o

Back 129

Green

Front 130

Cyan/o

Back 130

Blue

Front 131

Erythr/o

Back 131

Red

Front 132

Leuk/o

Back 132

White

Front 133

Melan/o

Back 133

Black, dark

Front 134

Xanth/o

Back 134

Yellow