Directional Terms
Towards head / Tail
Cranial / Caudal
Supra
Above
Combining form for bone
Oste/o, Oss/e, Oss/i
Heart
Combining form for heart
Cardi/o
Head to nose
Cranial to Rostral
Epi means
Upper
Combining form of cartilage
Chondr/o
Pulmo
Lung
3 Layers of the heart
Close / away body
Proximal / Distal
Endo means
Within
Jaw part of skull
Mandible
Hepato
Liver
3 types of blood vessels
Pad side of front paw / Pad side of back paw
Palmar / Plantar
Around
Skeletal System consists of
Bones, Joints, tendons, ligaments, Cartilage
Nephro
Chambers of the heart
Atrium & Ventricles
Medial / Lateral
Post means
After
Example of long bones
Femur, Humerus, Tibia, Radius
Encephal
Brain
CHF stands for
Congestive Heart Failure