Root words
Ket/o
What is Ketone Body
heart
what is Cardi/o
Closer to the center
Proximal
Divides the body from top to bottom
Transverse
ac/ic/ous
pertaining to
Cortic/o
What is the outer Surface
Stomach
What is Gastr/o
farther away from the center
Distal
Divides the body into slices from front to back
ia/ism
condition
Enter/o
what is the Small Intestine
Muscle
What is My/o
toward the bottom
Caudal
Divides the body in slices right to left
Sagittal
algia/dynia
pain
Py/o
What is pus
Cephal/o
above
superior
dorsal Posterior
the back
cele
hernia
xanth/o
What is yellow
Muscle tone, tension, pressure
ton/o
plantar
what is the sole of the foot
lying on back
supine
endo/intra
inside