Exploring Medical Language Chapter 3

Front 1

anter/o

Back 1

front

Hint 1

word part directional term

Front 2

caud/o

Back 2

tail (downward)

Hint 2

word part directional term

Front 3

cephal/o

Back 3

head (upward)

Hint 3

word part directional term

Front 4

dist/o

Back 4

away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

Hint 4

word part directional term

Front 5

dors/o

Back 5

back

Hint 5

word part directional term

Front 6

infer/o

Back 6

below

Hint 6

word part directional term

Front 7

later/o

Back 7

side

Hint 7

word part directional term

Front 8

medi/o

Back 8

middle

Hint 8

word part directional term

Front 9

poster/o

Back 9

back, behind

Hint 9

word part directional term

Front 10

proxim/o

Back 10

near (the point of attachment of a body part)

Hint 10

word part directional term

Front 11

super/o

Back 11

above

Hint 11

word part directional term

Front 12

ventr/o

Back 12

belly (front)

Hint 12

word part directional term

Front 13

bi-

Back 13

two

Hint 13

prefix

Front 14

uni-

Back 14

one

Hint 14

prefix

Front 15

ad

Back 15

toward

Hint 15

suffix

Front 16

ior

Back 16

pertaining to

Hint 16

suffix

Front 17

anterior (ant)

Back 17

pertaining to the front

Hint 17

directional term

Front 18

posterior

Back 18

pertaining to the back

Hint 18

directional term

Front 19

inferior

Back 19

pertaining to below

Hint 19

directional term

Front 20

superior

Back 20

pertaining to above

Hint 20

directional term

Front 21

distal

Back 21

pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

Hint 21

directional term

Front 22

proximal

Back 22

pertaining to near (from the point of attachment of a body part)

Hint 22

directional term

Front 23

dorsal

Back 23

pertaining to the back

Hint 23

directional term

Front 24

ventral

Back 24

pertaining to the belly (front)

Hint 24

directional term

Front 25

caudal

Back 25

pertaining to the tail

Hint 25

directional term

Front 26

cephalic

Back 26

pertaining to the head

Hint 26

directional term

Front 27

anteroposterior (AP)

Back 27

pertaining to the front and back

Hint 27

directional term

Front 28

posteroanterior (PA)

Back 28

pertaining to the back and front

Hint 28

directional term

Front 29

lateral

Back 29

pertaining to a side

Hint 29

directional term

Front 30

medial (med)

Back 30

pertaining to the middle

Hint 30

directional term

Front 31

unilateral

Back 31

pertaining to one side only

Hint 31

directional term

Front 32

bilateral

Back 32

pertaining to two sides

Hint 32

directional term

Front 33

mediolateral

Back 33

pertaining to the middle and the side

Hint 33

directional term

Front 34

mediad

Back 34

toward the middle

Hint 34

directional term

Front 35

cephalad

Back 35

toward the head

Hint 35

directional term

Front 36

frontal plane

Back 36

virtical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Hint 36

Anatomic Plane

Front 37

coronal plane

Back 37

virtical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Hint 37

Anatomic Plane

Front 38

sagittal

Back 38

vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides

Hint 38

Anatomic Plane

Front 39

midsagittal

Back 39

divides the body into right and left halves

Hint 39

Anatomic Plane

Front 40

transverse

Back 40

horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions

Front 41

umbilical region (1)

Back 41

around the navel

Hint 41

abdominopelvic regions p. 57 text photo

Front 42

epigastric region (1)

Back 42

directly above the umbilical region

Hint 42

abdominopelvic regions p. 57 text photo

Front 43

hypogastric region (1)

Back 43

directly below the umbilical region

Hint 43

abdominopelvic regions p. 57 text photo

Front 44

hypochondriac regions (2)

Back 44

to the right and left of the epigastric regions

Hint 44

abdominopelvic regions p. 57 text photo

Front 45

lumbar regions (2)

Back 45

to the right and left of the umbilical region

Hint 45

abdominopelvic regions p. 57 text photo

Front 46

iliac regions (2)

Back 46

to the right and left of the hypogastric region

Hint 46

abdominopelvic regions p. 57 text photo

Front 47

RUQ

Back 47

right upper quadrant

Hint 47

abdominopelvic quadrant text p. 60 photo

Front 48

LUQ

Back 48

left upper quadrant

Hint 48

abdominopelvic quadrant text p. 60 photo

Front 49

RLQ

Back 49

Right lower quadrant

Hint 49

abdominopelvic quadrant text p. 60 photo

Front 50

LLQ

Back 50

Left lower quadrant

Hint 50

abdominopelvic quadrant text p. 60 photo

Front 51

ant

Back 51

anterior

Hint 51

abbreviation

Front 52

AP

Back 52

anteroposterior

Hint 52

abbreviation

Front 53

inf

Back 53

inferior

Hint 53

abbreviation

Front 54

lat

Back 54

lateral

Hint 54

abbreviation

Front 55

med

Back 55

medial

Hint 55

abbreviation

Front 56

PA

Back 56

posteroanterior

Hint 56

abbreviation

Front 57

sup

Back 57

superior

Hint 57

abbreviation