Directional Terms
Front
Anterior
Space within the skull, containing the brain
Cranial Cavity
Blood condition
emia
removal or excision
ectomy
Angiography
An-je-OG-rah-fe
Side
Lateral
Space containing the liver, gallbladder, and the stomach
The Abdominal Cavity
inflammation
Itis
a record
gram
bronchoscopy
brong-KOS-ko-pe
Far/ away from trunk
Distal
The space below the abdominal cavity containg the urinary bladder
The pelvic cavity
enlargement
megaly
surgical repair or correction
plasty
hematuria
he-mah-TUR-e-ah
On the surface
Superficial
Space between the lungs contains the heart
The mediastinum
flow or discharge
rrhea
separation, breakdown, destruction
lysis
thoracentesis
tho-rah-sen-TE-sis
Laying face down
Prone
The membrane surrounding the abdominal organs
The peritoneum
hardening
sclerosis
an opening
stomy
cholecystectomy
ko-le-sis-TEK-to-me