Word Parts
Name the term that means pain or painful condition.
-Algia
Moving towards the middle of the body.
Medial
A horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
Transverse plane
The region below the ribs.
Hypochondriac Region
The term that refers to pain in the stomach.
Gastralgia
Name the term that means surgical removal or cutting out.
-ectomy
Moving away from the middle of the body.
Lateral
A vertical plane that divides the body into equal left and right portions.
Midsaggital plane
The region located above the stomach
Epigastric Region
The rupture of a muscle.
Myorrhexis
What term means excessive or increased?
Hyper-
The term meaning towards the feet.
Caudal
The cavity that contains the spinal cord.
Spinal Cavity
The region of the belly button.
Umbilical Region
The term meaning surgical incision of the heart.
Cardiotomy
Name the term that means abnormal condition.
-osis
The toes are ____________to the knees.
Distal
The body plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
Frontal plane
Standing facing forward with the palms forward.
Anatomic position
The term meaning the removal of a nerve.
Neurectomy
The term that means surgical suturing.
-rrhapy
Farther from the trunk of the body and the term that represents closer to the truck of the body.
Distal and Proximal
Name the Ventral cavities.
Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic Cavity
Name the quadrants of the abdomen
RLQ, RUQ, LUQ, LLQ
The term meaning inflammation of the stomach and the small intestine.
Gastroenteritis