Body Organization
Cell
What is the name of the plane that passes through the center of the long axis of the body, dividing it into right and left halves.
Medial
This direction means further away from the reference point.
Distal
This prefix means "below or under"
Sub
This is the word for the movement that increases the angle between two bones.
Extension
Tissue
What is the acronym for the right upper quadrant?
RUQ
The direction that means farther away from the midline.
Lateral
This prefix means a value under/below the normal value.
Hypo
This directional term means to move away from the medial plane.
Abduction
Molecule
What is the name for the acronym LLQ?
Left Lower Quadrant
Toward the backside of the body.
Posterior
This is the suffix that means loving or liking
philic
This word means within a body cavity.
Visceral
Name two of the four major elements that make up living organisms.
Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorous, Nitrogen
What is the name of the plane that is parallel to the medial plane?
Sagittal
Toward the head of the body.
Superior
This is the suffix that means "to cut out"
-ectomy
This is the folding movement that decreases the angle between two bones.
Flexion
A group of tissues is called what?
Organ
What is the name of the plane which is located at a right angle to the medial plane and passes through the long axis of the body?
Transverse Plane
Near the surface
This is the suffix that means to form an opening.
-ostomy
This is the anterior regional term for cheek.
Buccal