1 Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
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cardi/o
A
heart
5
Q
caud/o
A
tail
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
8
Q
crani/o
A
skull
9
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
10
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
11
Q
my/o
A
muscle
12
Q
pelv/l
A
pelvis
13
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
14
Q
spin/o
A
spine
15
Q
surgic/o
A
surgery
16
Q
thorac/o
A
chest/thorax
17
Q
umbilic/o
A
navel/umbilicus
18
Q
a
A
without or not
19
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an
A
without or not
20
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anti
A
against or opposite
21
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con
A
with or together
22
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contra
A
against or opposite
23
Q
dys
A
bad
24
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e
A
out
25
ex
out
26
en
in or inside
27
endo
in or inside
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intra
inside
29
post
after
30
pre
before
31
pro
before,on behalf of
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sub
beaneath
33
syn
with together
34
sagittal plane
divides the body into right and left portions
35
midsagittal plan
divides the body into equal right and left halves
36
frontal (coronal) plane
divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)
37
transverse (horizontal) plane
divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower)
38
cranial cavity
house the brain
39
spinal cavity
contains the spinal cord
40
thoracic cavity
encloses the heart and lungs
41
abdominal cavity
contains digestive organs such as the stomach,liver, intestines and kidneys
42
pelvic cavity
houses reproductive organs bladder and rectum
43
right upper quadrant (RUQ)
contins liver,gal balder and parts of the pancreas
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left upper quadrant LUQ
contains stomach,spleen and parts of the pancreas
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right lower quadrant RLQ
contains stomach,spleen,and part of the pancreas
46
left lower quadrant LLQ
contains part of the intestine and reproductive organs in females
47
anterior (ventral)
towards the front of the body
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posterior (dorsal)
toward the back of the body
49
medial
toward the midline of the body
50
lateral
away form the midline of the body
51
proximal
closer to the point of attachment to the body ad is always limes
52
distal
farther form the point of attachment to the body
