Roots
The root word "pnuem" indicates the ______.
What are the lungs?
This prefix means to undo.
What is "dis"?
This abbreviation indicates twice a day.
What is b.i.d.?
This body cavity is a long, continuous cavity located on the back of the body?
What is dorsal?
This plane divides the body into frontal and back sections?
What is the frontal plane?
The root word "oste" indicates _____.
What is bone?
What is "hypo"?
This abbreviation refers to the term tablet.
What is tab.?
This cavity contains the lungs and heart.
What is the thoracic cavity?
This body cavity is located on the front side of the body?
What is ventral?
The root word "encephal" refers to __________.
What is the brain?
The abbreviation Dx refers to this term.
What is diagnosis?
The left lumbar region is found in this body cavity.
What is the abdominal cavity?
This body plane is known as the midline and divides the body into equal right and left halves.
What is midsaggital?
This root word refers to the stomach.
What is "gastr"?
The suffix "ectomy" refers to this.
What is surgical removal?
This abbreviation means nothing by mouth.
This cavity contains the eye structures.
What is the orbital cavity?
This plane is horizontal and divides the body into a top half and bottom half?
What is transverse?
The root word "arth" refers to ______.
What are joints?
The prefix peri- refers to _________.
What is surrounding?
This abbreviation means as needed.
What is PRN?
This cavity contains the brain.
What is the cranial cavity?
This directional term refers to body parts toward the point of attachment?
What is proximal?