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Anatomy and Physiology Terms
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body parts
and areas
abdominal, abdominopelvic
abdomen
caudal
cephalic
cerebrum
cranial
corona
he area between the
chest and hips
a tail
cauda equina (literally, horse's tail, a
branch of nerves)
encephalitis, cephalic vein
cerebral cortex, cerebrospinal fluid
cranium, craniosacral
coronary artery, coronal suture
iliac
lumbar
nasal
neuron
the head
the brain
the head or skull
a circle (from Latin for
crown)
a substance in blood (the
prefix
hemo- or hema indicates
blood)
the liver
a hip
the lower back
the nose
a portion of nerve
ocular
an eye
optic
oral
os
parietal
pelvis
pleural
pulmonar
an eye
the mouth
bone
the wall of a body cavity
the hips
the chest cavity
the lungs
rectum
renal
sinus
thora
umbilical
urinary
lower end of intestines
the kidneys
an opening
the chest
the navel
the tract for eliminating
urine
the organs within a cavity visceral peritoneum, visceral pleura
hemoglobin
hepatic
visceral
hemorrhage, hemophilia,
hemorrhoid,hematuria
hepatic artery, hepatic jaundice,
hepatitis
iliac crest, ilium, sacroiliac joint
lumbar vertebra, lumbar plexus
nasal septum, nasopharynx
neuroglia, neuromuscular junction,
neurotoxin
Occulomotor nerve, orbicularis oculi
muscle
optic nerve, optic chiasma, myopia
oral cavity, oropharynx
ossification, osteoporosis
parietal lobe, parietal pericardium
pelvic inlet, abdominopelvic
pleural membrane, pleurisy
pulmonary circulation,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
rectal fold, rectal thermometer
renal failure, renal medulla
maxillary sinus, sinusoids
thoracic duct, thoracolumbar
umbilical cord, umbilicus
ureter, urethra, urea, urinary bladder
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directions
ascending
descending
distal
dorsal
internal
lateral
peripheral
proximal
sagittal
transverse
ventra
rising up
going down
farther from the origin
toward the back
within
away from the midline
extending from
closer to the origin
cut in a straight line (from
Latin for arrow)
across
toward the front
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comparisons
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ascending colon, ascending aorta
descending colon, descending tract
distal convoluted tubule
dorsal arch, dorsal cavity, dorsal root
internal carotid artery
lateral ventricle, lateral rectus muscle
peripheral nervous system
proximal convoluted tubule
sagittal plane, sagittal suture
transverse colon, transverse sinus
transverse colon, transverse sinus
Related words
ante
before
anterior
anti
against, opposing
antibody, antitoxin, antiseptic
ecto
outside
ectoderm
endo
within
endothelium
epi
on, over
epidermis, epigastric
ex
out of
external, excrete
homo-,homeo
same, unchanged
homeostasis, homozygous
hyper
excessive, over
hypertension, hypersecretion
hypo
inadequate, beneath
hypochondriac, hyposecretion
intra
within
intramuscular
iso
equal, balanced
isotonic
macro
relatively large
macrophage
med
between, in the middle
median, mediastinal
meta
next to, beyond
metacarpals
micro
relatively small
microscopic
para
similar to, resembling
parathyroid, parasympathetic
peri
surrounding, outside of
pericardium, peritoneum, perineum
post
after, following
posthepatic jaundice, posterior
pre
before, preceding
premature birth, premolar
proto
early, first
protoplasm
re
again
respiratory
retro
behind
retroperitoneal
sub
below
subcutaneous, sublingual
super-, supra
above, greater than
superior, superficial, suprarenal gland
ultra
to an extreme, beyond
ultrasound, ultraviolet
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numbers,
amounts
uni
one
unit, unicellular, universal donor
mono
bi
tri
quad
poly
one
two
three
four
many
monocyte, monosaccharide
biceps, bicuspid
triceps, tricuspid
quadrant
polypeptide, polyuria
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general
acute pain, acute illness
appendicular skeleton
axial skeleton
corpus luteum, corpuscle
acute
appendicular
axial
corpus
foramen
fossa
meatus
plane, planus
plexus
pneumo
terminal
torso
sharp, coming quickly
attached to
the main part of
a structure (from Latin for
body)
a hole (from Latin for a
bored hole)
a pit, depression (from
Latin
for ditch)
a natural body opening
(from
Latin for passageway)
a flat surface (from Latin for
flat)
a point of interwoven
structures (from Latin for
braid)
relating to the respiratory
system (from Latin for air)
relating to an end point
the main portion of the
body
from the shoulders to the
hips
foramen magnum, foramen ovale
mandibular fossa
external auditory meatus
frontal plane, sagittal plane
sacral plexus, brachial plexus
sacral plexus, brachial plexus
sacral plexus, brachial plexus
torso
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plurals
-a
-um
becomes -ae
becomes -a
fossa/fossae, vena/venae
atrium/atria, bacterium/bacteria
-us
becomes -i
bacillus/bacilli