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Ch 5 Terms
Directional Terms/Body Regions & Structures/Body Fluids
Question | Answer |
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anter/o | near to or toward the front; ventral |
poster/o | nearer to or towards the back; dorsal; situated behind |
ventr/o | belly side; same as anterior surface in human |
dors/o | directed toward or situated on the back side; same as posterior surface in human beings |
medi/o | middle or nearer the middle; the prefix mid- also means middle |
later/o | toward the side; denoting a position farther from the midline of the body or form a structure |
super/o | uppermost or above |
infer/o | lowermost or below |
proxim/o | nearer the origin or point of attachment |
cephal/o | toward the head |
caud/o | toward the tail or in an inferior direction in human beings |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
acr/o | extremities |
blephar/o | eyelid |
cyst/o | cyst; bladder; sac |
dactyl/o | digits (fingers and toes) |
lapar/o | abdominal wall |
omphal/o | umbilicus |
onych/o | nail |
pelv/i | pelvis |
periton/o | peritoneum |
som/a, somat/o | body |
thorac/o | chest (thorax) |
crin/o; -crine | secrete |
dacry/o, lacrim/o | tear, tearing, crying |
-ernia | condition of the blood |
hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
hidr/o | sweat, perspiration |
hydr/o | water |
lymph/o | lymph |
muc/o | mucus |
-poiesis | production |
-poietin | substance that causes production |
py/o | pus |
sial/o | saliva |
ur/o | urine |