Medical Terminology Module 2

thorac/o

a combining form that means chest

hist/o

a combining form that means tissue

gynec/o

a combining form that means woman

superior

a medical term that means pertaining to above

hematic

a medical term that means pertaining to blood

visceral

a medical term that means pertaining to internal organs

lymphatic

a medical term that means pertaining to lymph

muscular

a medical term that means pertaining to muscle

abdominal

a medical term that means pertaining to the abdomen

brachial

a medical term that means pertaining to the arm

ventral

a medical term that means pertaining to the belly side of the body

gluteal

a medical term that means pertaining to the buttocks

thoracic

a medical term that means pertaining to the chest

epithelial

a medical term that means pertaining to the epithelium

anterior

a medical term that means pertaining to the front

pubic

a medical term that means pertaining to the genital region

cephalic

a medical term that means pertaining to the head

cardiovascular

a medical term that means pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

crural

a medical term that means pertaining to the leg

medial

a medical term that means pertaining to the middle

cervical

a medical term that means pertaining to the neck

pelvic

a medical term that means pertaining to the pelvis

pleural

a medical term that means pertaining to the pleura

lateral

a medical term that means pertaining to the side

cranial

a medical term that means pertaining to the skull

spinal

a medical term that means pertaining to the spine

vertebral

a medical term that means pertaining to the vertebrae

thoracic

a term meaning pertaining to the chest

aer/o

air

dist/o

away from

dors/o

back

infer/o

below

hemat/o

blood

chondro/o

cartilage

pariet/o

cavity wall

cyt/o

cell

the fundamental units of all living things

cells

what is the correct order for the organization of the body?

cells, tissues, organ, system, whole body

bucc/o

cheek

term for pertaining to the skull

cranial

term for pertaining to the spinal cord side of the body

dorsal

ot/o

ear

body system responsible for regulating the metabolic activities of the body

endocrine

epitheli/o

epithelium

ophthalm/o

eye

ped/o

foot

anter/o

front

inguin/o

groin

cephalic region of the body

head

cardi/o

heart

nephr/o

kidney

laryng/o

larynx

crural region of the body

legs

lumb/o

loin (low back)

lymph/o

lymph

or/o

mouth

neur/o

nerve

body system that receives sensory information and coordinates the body's response

nervous

what type of tissue conducts electrical impulses?

nervous

cavity that contains the heart

pericardial

directional term means more to the back side of the body

posterior

directional term means lying face down

prone

immun/o

protection

cutane/o

skin

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

orth/o

straight

histology

study of tissue

what terms means lying face up?

supine

organs form

systems

abdomin/o

the combining form that means abdomen

brachi/o

the combining form that means arm

glute/o

the combining form that means buttock

chondr/o

the combining form that means cartilage

adip/o

the combining form that means fat

pub/o

the combining form that means genital region

cephal/o

the combining form that means head

viscer/o

the combining form that means internal organ

crur/o

the combining form that means leg

medi/o

the combining form that means middle

muscul/o

the combining form that means muscle

cervic/o

the combining form that means neck

pelv/o

the combining form that means pelvis

peritone/o

the combining form that means peritoneum

pleur/o

the combining form that means pleura

later/o

the combining form that means side

crani/o

the combining form that means skull

spin/o

the combining form that means spine

gastr/o

the combining form that means stomach

caud/o

the combining form that means tail

crin/o

the combining form that means to secrete

vertebr/o

the combining form that means vertebra

cytology

the study of cells and their functions

hist.o

tissue

hal/o

to breathe

lingu/o

tongue

a term that is interchangeable with anterior is

ventral

directional term specifically referring to the belly side of the body

ventral

term for pertaining to internal organs

visceral