Anatomical Terms
Term for Cheek
Buccal
Toward the Head or Upper Portion of the Body
Superior
Hyper
Above, More Than Normal
-Cyte
Cell
Divides the Body Into Front and Back Sections from Top to Bottom.
Frontal/Coronal Plane
Term for Buttocks
Gluteal
Near the Surface
Superficial
Micro
Very Small, Tiny
-Gram
Record
Term for Thigh
Femoral
Point of the Shoulder
Acromial
Lying Face Down
Prone
Dys
Painful, Bad, Difficult
-Itis
Inflammation
Moving a Body Part Toward the Midline of the Body
Adduction
Term for Head
Cephalic
Refers to the Internal Organs
Visceral
Kal/i
Potassium
-Malacia
Softening
-Spasm
Sudden Contraction of the Muscles
Crural
The Wall of a Cavity
Parietal
Eti/o
Cause of Disease
-Centesis
Surgical Puncture to Remove Fluid
Dactyl
Finger/Toe