Anatomy cp. 1 quiz

append

to hang something

cardi

heart

cran

helmet

dors

back

homeo

same

-logy

study of

meta

change

pariet

wall

pelv

basin

peri

around

pleur

rib

-stasis

standing still

-tomy

cutting

superior

body part above another and closer to the head

inferior

body part is below another an closer to the feet

anterior

¨ventral¨ toward the front

posterior

¨dorsal¨ toward the back

medial

relates to imaginary line dividing body part into left and right

lateral

side to side

proximal

describes a body part that is closer to a point of attachment or closer to the trunk

superficial

situated near the surface ¨peripheral¨

deep

parts that are more internal

saggital

lengthwise cut, divided into right and left halves

transverse

horizontal cut dividing body into superior and inferior parts

coronal

¨frontal¨ divided the body into anterior and posterior positions