Directions
Back of body
Dorsal or Posterior
Refers to the gap or space formed inside the skull
Cranial Cavity
Cell
Heart
Cardio
Without,lack of, not
A or an
Front of body
Ventral or anterior
Contains the stomach, intestines, colon, etc.
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Tumor
-oma
Teeth
Dent
Against, opposing
Anti
Body parts far from the center of the body
Lateral
Divides the body into left and right sides
Sagittal Plane
Instrument for examining
-scope
Trachea
Trache
Down, from
De
Body parts close to the point of reference (where a limb joins the body)
Proximal
Divides the body into front and back sections
Coronal plane
Deficiency of
-penia
Chest
Stetho
Abnormally slow
Brady
Towards the surface
Superficial
Contains the lungs and heart
Thoracic Cavity
Breathing
-pnea
Head
Cephal
Hyper
Excessive, abnormally high