Prefixes
Roots
Suffixes
Directional Anatomy
Anatomy
100

Endo

What is inner, within?

100

Neur

What is nerve?

100

Algia

What is pain?

100

Anterior

What is in front of, front?

100

How many pairs of spinal nerves do you have?

What is 12?

200

Peri

What is around, about?

200

Phren

What is respiratory, diaphragm? 

200

Plegia

What is paralysis?

200

Medial

What is toward the midline?

200

Why are dermatomes important for us to understand?

What is... dermatomes are important because they can help assess and diagnose a variety of conditions?

300

Ante

What is before?

300

Os

What is bone?

300

Oplasty

What is repair, surgical formation of?

300

Visceral

What is relating to organs within body cavities?

300

The Efferent division within the Peripheral Nervous System is subdivided into...

What is the Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System?

400

Myel

What is marrow, spinal cord?

400

Lapar

What is abdomen, flank?

400

Lysis

What is breaking down, reduction?

400

Intermediate

What is between two structures?

400

The Central Nervous System is comprised of?

What is the brain and spinal cord?

500

Contra

What is against, opposed?

500

Chondr

What is cartilage? 

500

Esthesia

What is feeling, sensation?

500

Contralateral

What is on opposite sides of the body?

500

What is a myotome?

What is a group of skeletalmuscles a single spinal nerve innervates?