Directional Terms
This term means closer to the point of origin or the torso of the body.
What is proximal?
This divides the body vertically into equal left and right sections.
What is the midsagittal plane?
This term means towards the midline of the body.
What is medial?
This is the building block of the body.
What is a cell?
The words proximal, diabetic, and superior all have suffixes that mean this.
What is "pertaining to?"
The one that surrounds the human cell is selective and semipermeable.
What is a membrane?
This term can be used in place of the word posterior to describe the backside of the body.
What is dorsal?
This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
What is the frontal plane?
This term means towards the head of the body.
What is cephalic?
This is formed by similar cells coming together.
What is tissue?
This suffix means "substance that produces."
What is -gen?
This term refers to the area right below the rib cage in anatomy.
What is hypochondriac?
Anterior is one word to use to describe the front of the body, but this word can also be used.
What is ventral?
This plane divides the body into upper and lower sections.
What is the transverse plane?
This term means towards the feet of the body.
What is caudal?
This is a structure that is composed of multiple tissues working together.
What is an organ?
This suffix means process; condition.
What is -ism?
Bone, cartilage, blood, and fat tissues are also known as this type of tissue.
What is connective?
This term means to the side of the body.
What is lateral?
The lungs and heart can be found in this body cavity.
What is the thoracic cavity?
This term refers to a cross-section of the body.
What is transverse?
There are 11 of these that make up the body.
What are body or organ systems?
This suffix means development; formation.
What is -plasia?
This body system facilitates the survival of the species.
What is the reproductive system?
This term means away from the point of origin or the torso of the body.
What is distal?
This organ separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.
What is the diaphragm?
This term means chest.
What is thoracic?
This is the term used to describe multiple body systems joined together to function.
What is an organism?
This suffix means "process of cutting; incision."
What is -tomy?
This term means "study of tissues."
What is histology?