Chapter 2 : Where, Why And Who

Front 1

Medial

Back 1

toward the midline

Front 2

lateral

Back 2

away from the midline

Front 3

Ventral

Back 3

belly/underside

Front 4

dorsal

Back 4

back

Front 5

cranial

Back 5

toward the head

Front 6

caudal

Back 6

toward the tail

Front 7

rostral

Back 7

toward the nose

Front 8

proximal

Back 8

toward the midline

Front 9

palmar

Back 9

front feet

Front 10

plantar

Back 10

back feet

Front 11

superior

Back 11

uppermost, above or toward the head

Front 12

inferior

Back 12

lowermost, below or toward the tail

Front 13

superficial

Back 13

near the surface or external

Front 14

deep

Back 14

away from or beneath the surface

Front 15

anterior

Back 15

front of the body

Front 16

posterior

Back 16

rear of the body

Front 17

midsagittal plane

Back 17

plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves

Front 18

sagittal plane

Back 18

plane that divides the body into unequal right and left halves

Front 19

dorsal plane

Back 19

plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts

Front 20

transverse plane

Back 20

plane that divides the body into craial and caudal parts

Front 21

-logy

Back 21

study of

Front 22

anatomy

Back 22

study of body structure

Front 23

physiology

Back 23

study of body function

Front 24

pathology

Back 24

study of the nature, causes, and development of abnormal conditions

Front 25

etiology

Back 25

study of disease

Front 26

recumbent

Back 26

lying down

Front 27

flexion

Back 27

reducing the angle bw two bones

Front 28

extension

Back 28

increasing the angle bw two bones

Front 29

cyt/o

Back 29

cell

Front 30

prot/o

Back 30

first

Front 31

hist/o

Back 31

tissue

Front 32

adip/o

Back 32

fat

Front 33

-plasia

Back 33

formation, development and growth of tissue

Front 34

-trophy

Back 34

formation, development, and increase in the size of tissue

Front 35

-oma

Back 35

tumor or neoplasm

Front 36

oste/o

Back 36

bone

Front 37

oss/e

Back 37

bone

Front 38

oss/i

Back 38

bone

Front 39

arthr/o

Back 39

joint

Front 40

chondr/o

Back 40

cartilage

Front 41

my/o

Back 41

muscle

Front 42

fasc/i

Back 42

fascia

Front 43

fasci/o

Back 43

fascia

Front 44

tend/o

Back 44

tendons

Front 45

tend/o

Back 45

tendons

Front 46

tendin/o

Back 46

tendons

Front 47

cardi/o

Back 47

heart

Front 48

arteri/o

Back 48

arteries

Front 49

ven/o

Back 49

veins

Front 50

phleb/o

Back 50

veins

Front 51

hem/o

Back 51

blood

Front 52

hemat/o

Back 52

blood

Front 53

lymph/o

Back 53

lymph vessels, fluid, and nodes

Front 54

tonsill/o

Back 54

tonsils

Front 55

splen/o

Back 55

spleen

Front 56

thym/o

Back 56

thymus

Front 57

nas/o

Back 57

nose

Front 58

rhin/o

Back 58

nose

Front 59

pharyng/o

Back 59

pharynx

Front 60

trache/o

Back 60

trachea

Front 61

laryng/o

Back 61

larynx

Front 62

pneum/o

Back 62

lungs

Front 63

pneumon/o

Back 63

lungs

Front 64

or/o

Back 64

mouth

Front 65

stomat/o

Back 65

mouth

Front 66

esophag/o

Back 66

esophagus

Front 67

gastr/o

Back 67

stomach

Front 68

enter/o

Back 68

small intestine

Front 69

col/o

Back 69

large intestine

Front 70

colon/o

Back 70

large intestine

Front 71

hepat/o

Back 71

liver

Front 72

pancreat/o

Back 72

pancreas

Front 73

ren/o

Back 73

kidney

Front 74

nephr/o

Back 74

kidney

Front 75

ureter/o

Back 75

ureters

Front 76

cyst/o

Back 76

bladder

Front 77

urethr/o

Back 77

urethra

Front 78

neur/o

Back 78

nerves

Front 79

neur/i

Back 79

nerves

Front 80

encephal/o

Back 80

brain

Front 81

myel/o

Back 81

spinal cord

Front 82

ophthalm/o

Back 82

eyes

Front 83

ocul/o

Back 83

eyes

Front 84

opt/o

Back 84

eyes

Front 85

opt/i

Back 85

eyes

Front 86

optic/o

Back 86

sight

Front 87

ot/o

Back 87

ears

Front 88

aur/i

Back 88

ears

Front 89

aur/o

Back 89

ears

Front 90

audit/o

Back 90

ears

Front 91

aud/i

Back 91

ears

Front 92

acoust/o

Back 92

sound

Front 93

acous/o

Back 93

sound

Front 94

dermat/o

Back 94

skin

Front 95

derm/o

Back 95

skin

Front 96

cutane/o

Back 96

skin

Front 97

adren/o

Back 97

adrenals

Front 98

gonad/o

Back 98

gonads

Front 99

pineal/o

Back 99

pineal

Front 100

pituit/o

Back 100

pituitary

Front 101

thyroid/o

Back 101

thyroid

Front 102

thyr/o

Back 102

thyroid

Front 103

orch/o

Back 103

testes

Front 104

orchi/o

Back 104

testes

Front 105

orchid/o

Back 105

testes

Front 106

testicul/o

Back 106

testes

Front 107

ovary/o

Back 107

ovaries

Front 108

oophor/o

Back 108

ovaries

Front 109

hyster/o

Back 109

uterus

Front 110

metr/o

Back 110

uterus

Front 111

metr/i

Back 111

uterus

Front 112

metri/o

Back 112

uterus

Front 113

uter/o

Back 113

uterus