Directional Terms
Prefixes
Skeletal System
Root Words
Cardiovascular System
100

Towards head / Tail

Cranial / Caudal

100

Supra

Above

100

Combining form for bone

Oste/o, Oss/e, Oss/i

100
Cardio

Heart

100

Combining form for heart

Cardi/o

200

Head to nose

Cranial to Rostral

200

Epi means

Upper

200

Combining form of cartilage

Chondr/o

200

Pulmo

Lung

200

3 Layers of the heart

1) Epicardium, 2) Endocardium, 3) Myocardium
300

Close / away body

Proximal / Distal

300

Endo means

Within

300

Jaw part of skull

Mandible

300

Hepato

Liver

300

3 types of blood vessels

1) Arteries, 2) Capillaries, 3) Veins
400

Pad side of front paw / Pad side of back paw

Palmar / Plantar

400
Peri means

Around

400

Skeletal System consists of

Bones, Joints, tendons, ligaments, Cartilage

400

Nephro

Kidney
400

Chambers of the heart

Atrium & Ventricles

500
Towards / Away midline

Medial / Lateral

500

Post means

After

500

Example of long bones

Femur, Humerus, Tibia, Radius

500

Encephal

Brain

500

CHF stands for 

Congestive Heart Failure

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