Directional Terms
describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body
Medial
The center body region containing the navel
Umbilical region
Another word for the frontal plane is...
coronal plane
Word part at the beginning of a term that changes meaning
prefix
Identify the PREFIX in Intravenous
Intra
Posterior (Dorsal)
describes the back or direction toward the back of the body
The lowest region, containing the appendix
Right iliac region
The three body planes are...
Frontal (coronal), transverse, sagittal
Word part at the end of the term that changes meaning
suffix
Identify the SUFFIX in osteoarthropathy
Lateral
describes the side or direction toward the side of the body
the largest cavity in the body
abdominopelvic cavity
the plane that divides the body or an organ vertically into right and left sides
sagittal plane
Foundational meaning of a word
Word root
Identify the PREFIX in epidermis
The skin is __________ to the bones
superficial
The cavity that houses the brain
Cranial cavity
the plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (rear) portion
frontal plane
Used to join word parts to ease pronunciation
Identify the SUFFIX in keratosis
-osis
The brain is _________ to the skull.
deep
The cavity that is enclosed by the rib cage
Thoracic cavity
Define transverse plane
The plane that divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions
Word root with a combining vowel
Combining Form
Identify the COMBINING FORM in subcutaneous
cutane/o