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Superior

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towards the mood or upper part of structure; above

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Inferior

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Away from the head or lower part of a structure; below

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Anterior

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toward the front of the body; infront

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Posterior

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toward back of body; behind

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Laterial

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away from the midline

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medial

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toward midline

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Proximal

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close to the point of attachment

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Distal

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far from the point of attachment

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superficial/ external

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toward the body surface

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deep/internal

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away from the body

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Contralateral

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on opposite sides

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Ipsilateral

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on the same side

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coronal/frontal section

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front side

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sagital or longitudinal section

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side view

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transverse/cross section

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ex. cucumber in circle slices

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dorsal cavity

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long continuous cavity located on the back of the body.
divided into 2 sections
- cranial cavity
- spinal cavity

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cranial cavity

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contains brain

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spinal cavity

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contains spinal cord

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ventral cavity

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located on the front side of the body
divided into 3 sections
- thoratic cavity
- pelvic cavity
- abdominal cavity
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thoratic cavity

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contains the trachea, esophagus, bronch, lungs, heart and major blood vessels, also know as the chest cavity.

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pelvic cavity

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contains the reproductive organs, bladder and rectum

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abdominal cavity

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contains the stomach, small intestine, most of large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen

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Prefix of Bone

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Osteo

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Prefix of Muscle

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myo or sarco

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prefix of nerve

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neuro

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prefix of skin

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derm

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prefix of blood vessels

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angio

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prefix of veins

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veno or phlebo

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prefix of heart

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cardio

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prefix of nose

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rhino

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prefix of eardrum

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tympan

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prefix of kidney

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neph

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prefix of rib

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cost

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prefix of arteries

A

artero

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prefix of skull

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crani

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prefix of eye

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optham/oculo

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prefix of ear

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oto

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prefix of blood clot

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thrombo

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prefix of liver

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hepato

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prefix of breast

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mammo

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prefix of large intestine

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colo

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prefix of stomach

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gastro

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prefix of small intestine

A

ileo

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prefix of chest

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thoraco

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prefix of lung

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pneumo/pleuro

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prefix of joint

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arthr

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prefix of large

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macro

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prefix of small

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micro

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prefix of large/enlarged

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megalo- or -megaly

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prefix of high/elevated/above

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hyper-

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prefix of low/reduced/below

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hypo-

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prefix of fast/rapid

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tachy-

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prefix of slow/reduced

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brady-

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prefix of green

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chloro-

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prefix of white

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leuk-

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prefix if red

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eryth-

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prefix of blue

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cyan-

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prefix of cell

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-cyte

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prefix of outside

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extra-

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prefix of within

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endo- or intra-

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prefix of between

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inter-

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prefix of around

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peri-

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prefix of across

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trans-

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using ultrasonic waves

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echo

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using electricity

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electro-

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removal of..

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-ectomy

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a picture

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-gram

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process if making an image

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-graphy

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making a cut in..

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-otomy

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using an instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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create an opening

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-stomy

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study of

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-ology

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pertaining to

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-al

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not working properly

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dys-

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bad

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mal-

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blood condition

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-emia

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inflammation

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-itis

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condition or disease

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-osis

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disease

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-pathy