Medical Term Chap 4

Front 1

adip/o

Back 1

fat

Front 2

cyt/o

Back 2

cell

Front 3

hist/o

Back 3

tissue

Front 4

adipose

Back 4

having the quality of fat

Front 5

cytology

Back 5

study of cells

Front 6

histology

Back 6

study of tissues

Front 7

abdomin/o

Back 7

abdomen

Front 8

crani/o

Back 8

skull

Front 9

gastr/o

Back 9

stomach

Front 10

thorac/o

Back 10

chest

Front 11

viscer/o

Back 11

internal organs

Front 12

cranial

Back 12

pertaining to the skull

Front 13

gastritis

Back 13

inflammation of the stomach

Front 14

thoracic

Back 14

pertaining to the chest

Front 15

visceral

Back 15

pertaining to the internal organs

Front 16

anter/o

Back 16

front

Front 17

caud/o

Back 17

tail

Front 18

anterior

Back 18

pertaining to a location toward the front

Front 19

caudal

Back 19

pertaining to a location toward the tail

Front 20

cephal/o

Back 20

head

Front 21

dors/o

Back 21

back

Front 22

infer/o

Back 22

lower, below

Front 23

later/o

Back 23

side

Front 24

medi/o

Back 24

middle

Front 25

poster/o

Back 25

back

Front 26

super/o

Back 26

upper, above

Front 27

ventr/o

Back 27

belly, belly side

Front 28

cephalic

Back 28

pertaining to a location toward the head

Front 29

dorsal

Back 29

pertaining to a location toward the back

Front 30

inferior

Back 30

pertaining to a location below

Front 31

lateral

Back 31

pertaining to a location toward the side

Front 32

medial

Back 32

pertaining to a location toward the middle

Front 33

posterior

Back 33

pertaining to a location toward the back

Front 34

superior

Back 34

pertaining to a location above

Front 35

ventral

Back 35

pertaining to the belly

Front 36

anatomic position

Back 36

standing upright

Front 37

supine

Back 37

lying face up

Front 38

prone

Back 38

lying face down

Front 39

recumbent

Back 39

lying down

Front 40

thoracic cavity

Back 40

contains the heart and lungs

Front 41

abdominopelvic cavity

Back 41

contains the abdominal and pelvic cavities

Front 42

the ventral cavities

Back 42

thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

Front 43

the dorsal cavities

Back 43

crainial, spinal

Front 44

epigastric

Back 44

upper middle region located over the stomach

Front 45

hypogastric

Back 45

lower middle region located under the stomach

Front 46

umbilical

Back 46

middle region located near the navel

Front 47

RUQ

Back 47

right upper quadrant

Front 48

LUQ

Back 48

left upper quadrant

Front 49

RLQ

Back 49

right lower quadrant

Front 50

LLQ

Back 50

left lower quadrant