abdomin/o
abdomen
adip/o
fat
anter/o
front
bol/o
to cast (throw)
cervic/o
neck
chondr/o
cartilage
chrom/o
color
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
crani/o
skull
cyt/o
cell
dist/o
far, distant
dors/o
back portion of the body
hist/o
tissue
ili/o
ilium
inguin/o
groin
kary/o
nucleus
later/o
side
lumb/o
lower back
medi/o
middle
nucle/o
nucleus
pelv/o
pelvic, hip region
poster/o
back, behind
proxim/o
nearest
sacr/o
sacrum
sarc/o
flesh
spin/o
spine, backbone
thel/o, theli/o
nipple
thorac/o
chest
trache/o
trachea
umbilic/o
naval, umbilicus
ventr/o
belly side of the body
vertebr/o
vertebrae
viscer/o
internal organs
ana-
up
cata-
down
epi-
above
hypo-
below
inter-
between
meta-
change
-eal
pertaining to
-iac
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
process, condition
-ose
pertaining to, full of
-plasm
formation
-somes
bodies
-type
picture, classification
abdomen
region below the chest containing internal organs
abdominal cavity
cavity below the chest containing digestive organs
adipose
collection of fat cells
anabolism
process of building up proteins in a cell
anterior
front surface of the body
cartilage
flexible connective tissue at joints
catabolism
process whereby complex nutrients are broken down to simpler substances and energy is released
caudal
below another structure
cell membrane
a thin, semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell
cephalic
above another structure
cervical
region of the neck
chondroma
tumor of cartilage
chondrosarcoma
malignant tumor
chromosome
nuclear structures
coccygeal
region of the tailbone
coccyx
tailbone
cranial activity
activity within the skull
craniotomy
incision of the skull
cytoplasm
material of the cell located outside the nucleus and yet enclosed by the cell membrane
deep
away from the surface
diaphragm
muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities
disk
pad of cartilage between vertebrae
distal
far from the point of attachment
dorsal
pertaining to the back
endoplasmic reticulum
network of canals within the cytoplasm; site of protein synthesis
epigastric region
above the stomach
epithelial cells
pertaining to skin surface cells
frontal plane
vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions
genes
regions of DNA within a chromosome
histology
the study of tissues
hypochondriac region
beneath the ribs
hypogastric region
below the umbilical region
iliac
pelvic area
inferior
below another structure
inguinal region
near the groin
intervertebral
situated between vertebrae
karyotype
picture of the chromosomes in the cell nucleus
larynx
voice box
lateral
pertaining to the side
lumbar region
region of the waist
lumbosacral
relating to the lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum
medial
pertaining to the middle
mediastinum
space between the lungs
metabolism
total of the chemical processes in a cell
mitochondria
sausage-shaped cellular structures in which catabolism takes place
nucleic
pertaining to the nucleus
nucleus
control center of the cell that contains chromosomes
pelvic cavity
space below the abdomen containing portions of the intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs
peritoneum
double-folded membrane surrounding the abdominal caivty
pharynx
throat
pituitary gland
endocrine gland at the base of the brain
pleura
membrane surrounding the lungs
pleural cavity
space between the pleural layers
posterior
back side of the body
prone
lying on the belly
proximal
near the point of attachment
sacral
region of the sacrum
sacrum
region of the sacral
sagittal plane
lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides
sarcoma
tumor of flesh tissue (malignant)
spinal cavity
space withing the spinal column containing the spinal cord
spinal column
bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity
spinal cord
nervous tissue within the spinal cavity
superficial
on the surface
superior
above another structure
supine
lying on the back
thoracic cavity
cavity in the chest surrounded by ribs
thoracotomy
incision of the chest wall
thyroid gland
endocrine gland surrounding the windpipe in the neck
trachea
windpipe
tracheal
pertaining to the trachea
transverse plane
horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions
umbilical region
central region near the naval
ureter
tube from the kidney to the urinary bladder
urethra
tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
uterus
womb
ventral
pertaining to the front
vertebra
single backbone
vertebrae
backbones
vertebral
pertaining to the vertebrae
viscera
internal organs
visceral
pertaining to internal organs