Vocab Flashcards
(109 cards)
1
Q
Frontal
A
divides body front + back
2
Q
Sagittal
A
Divides body left + right
3
Q
Transverse
A
divides body top + bottom
4
Q
Superior/ Cephalad/Cranial
A
Above, or towards the top/head
5
Q
Posterior
A
Back
6
Q
Anterior
A
Front
7
Q
Proximal
A
Close to the trunk
8
Q
Distal
A
Further from the trunk
9
Q
Inferior (Caudal)
A
Below/ towards the bottom
10
Q
Medial
A
middle/ towards the center
11
Q
Lateral
A
Side/ Away from the middle
12
Q
a-. an-
A
absence or lack
13
Q
ab-
A
departing from; away from
14
Q
ad-
A
to, toward, near
15
Q
aero
A
Air
16
Q
af-
A
toward
17
Q
ana-
A
apart, up, again
18
Q
angi-
A
vessel
19
Q
ant-, anti-
A
opposed to; preventing or inhibiting
20
Q
ante-
A
before, preceeding
21
Q
anterior
A
forntal
22
Q
aqua-, aque-
A
water
23
Q
aut-, auto-
A
self
24
Q
ax-. axi-, axo-
A
axle, axis
25
axillary
armpit region
26
baro-
pressure
27
basal
base
28
bi
two
29
brady
slow
30
burso
purse
31
Capit-
head
32
cardi, cardio-
heart
33
Carpo
wrist
34
Cauda
tail
35
Cephalo
head
36
Cerebro
brain, especially dealing with the cerebrum
37
cervi
neck
38
chrom
color
39
co- con-
together
40
contra-
against
41
cranial
toward the head
42
cutane, cuti
skin
43
cysto
bladder
44
cyt
cell
45
de
undoing, reversal, loss, removal
46
derma, dermato
skin
47
di
twice, double
48
distal
farther from trunk
49
dors-
the back
50
dorsal
backside
51
duc
to carry
52
ec, ex, exto
out, outside, away from
53
ef
away
54
en, em
in, inside
55
endo
within, into, internal
56
epi
above, upon
57
eryth, erythro
red
58
exo
outside, outer layer
59
extra
outside, beyond
60
gastr
Stomach
61
gero-, geront-
old man
62
glia
glue
63
gluco-, glyco-
sugars
64
hema-, hemato-, hemo-
blood
65
histo-
tissue, web
66
hydro-
water
67
hyper-
excess
68
hypo-
below, deficient
69
inter-
between
70
infra
below
71
iso-
equal, same
72
juxta-
next to
73
kine
motion, action
74
lateral
away from the midline
75
leuko
white
76
lumen
light
77
lyso, lyto
split apart, break down
78
macro-
large
79
mal-
bad, abnormal
80
medi
middle
81
medial
toward the midline
82
mega
large
83
melano
black
84
micro
small
85
mono
single
86
multi
many
87
neo
new
88
nephro
kidney
89
neuro
nerve
90
osteo
bone
91
oxy-
oxygen
92
pan
all
93
para
next to
94
pedi
foot
95
peri
around
96
paho
eat
97
posterior
behind
98
proximal
nearer to the trunk, point of attachment
99
pseudo-
false
100
quad-, quadr-
four-sided
101
reno
kidney
102
retro
behind, backwards
103
sacro
flesh, muscle
104
semi
half
105
sens
feeling
106
sub
beneath, under
107
super
above, upon
108
superficial
toward the body surface
109
superior
toward the head
