Body Parts & Locations 🏥
I sit on top, I guide the way, with eyes to see and hair that sways
Cephal (head)
I mean “before,” at the start, without me, prenatal would fall apart!
I split you top from toe, making a horizontal show.
transverse plane
My name is a puzzle, my cause unknown. Peculiar to you, but not alone!
idiopathic
A fancy term for an odd new track, a passage forming front to back
fistula
I’m where your food takes a break, in front of the pancreas, make no mistake!
Stomach (anterior to the pancreas)
I mean “slow,” like a turtle’s pace, my prefix puts movement in last place.
Brady-
I divide the left and right, but I don’t have to be even, that’s alright!
sagittal plane
When I arrive, your skin turns blue, a lack of oxygen is the clue!
cyanosis
I’m a surgical repair, fixing a nerve. With me, function may be preserved!
neuroplasty
I sit between your ribs and pelvis tight, my lumbar region keeps you upright!
Lumbar
I mean “bad” or “painful,” I make things tough. If you see me, life might be rough!
Dys-
I mean below, I take the fall. My opposite stands proud and tall!
inferior
I’m the swelling that won’t subside. Water retention is on my side!
edema
A stone in the body is no delight, my suffix reveals this painful sight.
-lithiasis
I separate the chest from the belly below, helping you breathe when air must flow!
Diaphragm
I mean “rupture,” I make things split. If a body part breaks, I might fit!
-rrhexis
I point to the sides, not in, not out. When I say "move over," there is no doubt!
lateral
I mean the hardening of things inside, arteries or tissues, I don’t hide!
sclerosis
I am a word part that means “nerve,” without me, neurons wouldn’t serve!
neur/o
I’m the space behind the knee, when you bend, you’ll find me!
popliteal
I mean “surgical removal,” say goodbye! When you see me, something must fly.
-ectomy
I am far from the body's core. Away from the start, I reach for more
Distal
I’m the temporary vanishing act of disease, but don’t relax— I can tease!
remission
I am the bones in your fingers and toes, a term that everyone knows!
phalanges