front 1 abdomin/o | back 1 abdomen |
front 2 adip/o | back 2 fat |
front 3 anter/o | back 3 front |
front 4 bol/o | back 4 to cast (throw) |
front 5 cervic/o | back 5 neck |
front 6 chondr/o | back 6 cartilage |
front 7 chrom/o | back 7 color |
front 8 coccyg/o | back 8 coccyx (tailbone) |
front 9 crani/o | back 9 skull |
front 10 cyt/o | back 10 cell |
front 11 dist/o | back 11 far, distant |
front 12 dors/o | back 12 back portion of the body |
front 13 hist/o | back 13 tissue |
front 14 ili/o | back 14 ilium |
front 15 inguin/o | back 15 groin |
front 16 kary/o | back 16 nucleus |
front 17 later/o | back 17 side |
front 18 lumb/o | back 18 lower back |
front 19 medi/o | back 19 middle |
front 20 nucle/o | back 20 nucleus |
front 21 pelv/o | back 21 pelvic, hip region |
front 22 poster/o | back 22 back, behind |
front 23 proxim/o | back 23 nearest |
front 24 sacr/o | back 24 sacrum |
front 25 sarc/o | back 25 flesh |
front 26 spin/o | back 26 spine, backbone |
front 27 thel/o, theli/o | back 27 nipple |
front 28 thorac/o | back 28 chest |
front 29 trache/o | back 29 trachea |
front 30 umbilic/o | back 30 naval, umbilicus |
front 31 ventr/o | back 31 belly side of the body |
front 32 vertebr/o | back 32 vertebrae |
front 33 viscer/o | back 33 internal organs |
front 34 ana- | back 34 up |
front 35 cata- | back 35 down |
front 36 epi- | back 36 above |
front 37 hypo- | back 37 below |
front 38 inter- | back 38 between |
front 39 meta- | back 39 change |
front 40 -eal | back 40 pertaining to |
front 41 -iac | back 41 pertaining to |
front 42 -ior | back 42 pertaining to |
front 43 -ism | back 43 process, condition |
front 44 -ose | back 44 pertaining to, full of |
front 45 -plasm | back 45 formation |
front 46 -somes | back 46 bodies |
front 47 -type | back 47 picture, classification |
front 48 abdomen | back 48 region below the chest containing internal organs |
front 49 abdominal cavity | back 49 cavity below the chest containing digestive organs |
front 50 adipose | back 50 collection of fat cells |
front 51 anabolism | back 51 process of building up proteins in a cell |
front 52 anterior | back 52 front surface of the body |
front 53 cartilage | back 53 flexible connective tissue at joints |
front 54 catabolism | back 54 process whereby complex nutrients are broken down to simpler substances and energy is released |
front 55 caudal | back 55 below another structure |
front 56 cell membrane | back 56 a thin, semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell |
front 57 cephalic | back 57 above another structure |
front 58 cervical | back 58 region of the neck |
front 59 chondroma | back 59 tumor of cartilage |
front 60 chondrosarcoma | back 60 malignant tumor |
front 61 chromosome | back 61 nuclear structures |
front 62 coccygeal | back 62 region of the tailbone |
front 63 coccyx | back 63 tailbone |
front 64 cranial activity | back 64 activity within the skull |
front 65 craniotomy | back 65 incision of the skull |
front 66 cytoplasm | back 66 material of the cell located outside the nucleus and yet enclosed by the cell membrane |
front 67 deep | back 67 away from the surface |
front 68 diaphragm | back 68 muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
front 69 disk | back 69 pad of cartilage between vertebrae |
front 70 distal | back 70 far from the point of attachment |
front 71 dorsal | back 71 pertaining to the back |
front 72 endoplasmic reticulum | back 72 network of canals within the cytoplasm; site of protein synthesis |
front 73 epigastric region | back 73 above the stomach |
front 74 epithelial cells | back 74 pertaining to skin surface cells |
front 75 frontal plane | back 75 vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions |
front 76 genes | back 76 regions of DNA within a chromosome |
front 77 histology | back 77 the study of tissues |
front 78 hypochondriac region | back 78 beneath the ribs |
front 79 hypogastric region | back 79 below the umbilical region |
front 80 iliac | back 80 pelvic area |
front 81 inferior | back 81 below another structure |
front 82 inguinal region | back 82 near the groin |
front 83 intervertebral | back 83 situated between vertebrae |
front 84 karyotype | back 84 picture of the chromosomes in the cell nucleus |
front 85 larynx | back 85 voice box |
front 86 lateral | back 86 pertaining to the side |
front 87 lumbar region | back 87 region of the waist |
front 88 lumbosacral | back 88 relating to the lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum |
front 89 medial | back 89 pertaining to the middle |
front 90 mediastinum | back 90 space between the lungs |
front 91 metabolism | back 91 total of the chemical processes in a cell |
front 92 mitochondria | back 92 sausage-shaped cellular structures in which catabolism takes place |
front 93 nucleic | back 93 pertaining to the nucleus |
front 94 nucleus | back 94 control center of the cell that contains chromosomes |
front 95 pelvic cavity | back 95 space below the abdomen containing portions of the intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs |
front 96 peritoneum | back 96 double-folded membrane surrounding the abdominal caivty |
front 97 pharynx | back 97 throat |
front 98 pituitary gland | back 98 endocrine gland at the base of the brain |
front 99 pleura | back 99 membrane surrounding the lungs |
front 100 pleural cavity | back 100 space between the pleural layers |
front 101 posterior | back 101 back side of the body |
front 102 prone | back 102 lying on the belly |
front 103 proximal | back 103 near the point of attachment |
front 104 sacral | back 104 region of the sacrum |
front 105 sacrum | back 105 region of the sacral |
front 106 sagittal plane | back 106 lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides |
front 107 sarcoma | back 107 tumor of flesh tissue (malignant) |
front 108 spinal cavity | back 108 space withing the spinal column containing the spinal cord |
front 109 spinal column | back 109 bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity |
front 110 spinal cord | back 110 nervous tissue within the spinal cavity |
front 111 superficial | back 111 on the surface |
front 112 superior | back 112 above another structure |
front 113 supine | back 113 lying on the back |
front 114 thoracic cavity | back 114 cavity in the chest surrounded by ribs |
front 115 thoracotomy | back 115 incision of the chest wall |
front 116 thyroid gland | back 116 endocrine gland surrounding the windpipe in the neck |
front 117 trachea | back 117 windpipe |
front 118 tracheal | back 118 pertaining to the trachea |
front 119 transverse plane | back 119 horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
front 120 umbilical region | back 120 central region near the naval |
front 121 ureter | back 121 tube from the kidney to the urinary bladder |
front 122 urethra | back 122 tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body |
front 123 uterus | back 123 womb |
front 124 ventral | back 124 pertaining to the front |
front 125 vertebra | back 125 single backbone |
front 126 vertebrae | back 126 backbones |
front 127 vertebral | back 127 pertaining to the vertebrae |
front 128 viscera | back 128 internal organs |
front 129 visceral | back 129 pertaining to internal organs |