All of Module 1 Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
Q
Anterior/ ventral
A
toward the front
2
Q
Posterior/ dorsal
A
toward the back
3
Q
Superior/ cephalic
A
toward the head
4
Q
Inferior/ caudal
A
toward the feet
5
Q
Medial
A
toward the midline
6
Q
Lateral
A
away from the midline
7
Q
Proximal
A
toward the trunk
8
Q
Distal
A
away from the trunk
9
Q
Superficial
A
closer to the surface
10
Q
Deep
A
further from the surface
11
Q
supine
A
face up
12
Q
prone
A
face down
13
Q
unilateral
A
one side
14
Q
bilateral
A
both sides
15
Q
anatomy
A
the study of the body’s structures
16
Q
physiology
A
the study of body functions
17
Q
antepartum
A
before childbirth
18
Q
dyspnea
A
difficulty breathing
19
Q
pathologist
A
a physician who specializes in analyzing tissue samples for disease
20
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
21
Q
erythr/o
A
red
22
Q
leuk/o
A
white
23
Q
melan/o
A
black
24
Q
poli/o
A
gray
25
xanth/o
yellow
26
hyper-
high, excessive, increased
27
hypo-
low, deficient, decreased
28
-algia
pain, suffering
29
-dynia
pain
30
dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
31
path/o
disease, emotion
32
-pathy
disease
33
-ology
study of
34
-ologist
specialist
35
ante-
before
36
pre-
before
37
post-
after, behind
38
caud/o
lower part of the body, tail
39
cephal/o
head
40
anter/o
front, before
41
poster/o
back, behind
