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Anatomy and Physiology Terms Application Term/prefix/suffix Refers to Related words 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 Application Term/prefix/suffix Refers to 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 Application Term/prefix/suffix Refers to comparisons Related words 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 Application Term/prefix/suffix Refers to Related words 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 Application Term/prefix/suffix Refers to Related words 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 Application Term/prefix/suffix Refers to Related words plurals -a -um becomes -ae becomes -a fossa/fossae, vena/venae atrium/atria, bacterium/bacteria -us becomes -i bacillus/bacilli