Medical Term

abdomen

anterior

arm

tail

head

neck

cranium

cell

distal (away from)

dorsal

thigh

stomach

buttock

same

hip, groin

below

groin

loing, lower back

middle

tool

bowl

nature

back

near

above

chest, thorax

to cut

navel

belly

the study of body structure

Refers to the study of the nature of living things, and is concerned with body functions

The process of maintaining internal stability

A group of organs sharing a general function

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Consists of the heart, arteries, veins, and blood; transports vital substances throughout the body, including oxygen, carbon dioxide, enzymes, hormones, nutrients, and nitrogen containing waste materials; helps protects from infection; helps regulate body temperature.

Consists of a network of tubes that carry lymph fluid through the body; includes lympathic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus gland, and tonsils; removes unwanted substances, and recycles fluid to blood, plays an important role in the protection against infection.

Consists of the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs; major function is bringing oxygen from the external environment to the bloodstream and removing carbon dioxide from the bloodstream out to the external environment.

Contains the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra; processes blood by extracting waste materials and producing urine, helps regulate blood pressure; stimulates new red blood cell formation in the bone marrow; maintains the homeostasis water-and-salt balance within the body.

Consists of the mouth, pharynx, salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, live, gallbladder, pancreas, small intesetine, and large intestine; breakas down food into small particles for absorption into the bloodstream and transportation to body cells for nourishment

Contains the testes, epidiymis, vas deferens, uretha, prostrate gland, seminal vesicles, bulbourethral glands, penis, and scrotum; provides for production of new individuals; the only system in which the organs differ significantly between the two sexes.

Consists of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, vulva, and mammary glands; provides for production of new individuals; the only system in which the organs differ significantly between the two sexes.

Consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and special sensory organs, controls homeostasis by sensing changes in the environment, integrating information, and initiating body responses; provides a method of communication between the body and the external environment.

Consists of the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal glands, pancreatic islets, gonads (testes and ovaries), pineal gland, and thymus gland; controls homeostasis by releasing hormones for their distribution in the bloodstream, which alters body functions.

Composed of approximately 500 individual muscle that are attached to bones; includes attached connective tissues, blood vessels, and nerves; composed primarily of skeletal muscle; allows and controls movement of body parts.

Forms the body frame; consists of bones, joints, and associated connective tissues; provides protection by forming a hard barrier around soft organs; permits movement by providing attachment sites for muscles; forms blood cells within the bone marrow; stores mineral salts such as calcium.

Includes the skin; hair and hair folicies; sweat glands; sebaceous glands, nails, and sensory receptors. Protects against loss of body fluids; protects from physical injury or ultraviolet light; protects from invasion by miccroorganisms.

An erect posture with the arms at the side, palms of the hands facing foward, and legs together with the feet point forward.

Are always based on the anatomical position, regardless of the actual body position of the individual.

one word root and one suffix

above

below

front

back

middle

side

near

far

belly

back

refers to a body part located above or toward the head en relative to another body part.

interchangeable terms that mean "pertaining to the back."

Interchangeable terms that mena "pertaining to the front."

toward the head end or upper part of the body

Away from the head end or toward the lower

toward the front or belly side

Toward the back

Toward the midline, which is an imaginary vertical line down the middle of the body

Toward the side

External, toward the body surface

Internal, inward from the surface of the body

Toward the origin or attachment to the trunk

away from the origin or attachment to the trunk

subdivides into the face and the cranium

Subdivides into the anterior neck and the posterior neck

Subdivides into the thorax, the abdomen, the pelvis, and the back

An imaginery flat field that is used as a point of reference for viewing 3-dimensional objects

A vertical plane passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

A vertical plane dividing the body into right and left portions

A horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

The chest area

The area of the abdomen

The area of the abdomen over the stomach

• used to indicate soft tissues and organs that lay beneath your ribs and sternum
• the area of the abdomen below the ribs

The area of the abdomen near the groin and thighs

The area of he abdomen near the loins

The area of the abdomen near the navel

Internal contents of cavities

One of two main body cavities; contains the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity

Located within the dorsal cavity; houses the brain

Located within the dorsal cavity; houses the spinal cord

One of two main body cavities; contains the thoracic cavity and addominopelvic cavity

Muscular parition dividing the ventral cavity into an upper and lower cavity

Located within the ventral cavity superior to the diaphragm.

Located within the ventral cavity inferior to the diaphragm

Located within the thoracic cavity; houses the heart

Located within the thoracic cavity; houses the lungs

A space above the heart along the midline deep to the breastbone; contains large blood vessels above the heart and the thymus gland

Located within the abdominopelvic Cavity; contains the liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, and most of the small and large intestines.

Located within the abominoplevic cavity; contains the bladder, reproductive organs, and parts of the small and large intestines

A state of the body in which homeostasis has faltered due to any cause

The study of disease

A physician who specializes in disease

A symptom in which the body temperature rises above normal

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that is associated with tissue

An abnormality that is discoverable by an objective examination

An appearance or sensation experienced by a patient that deviates from the normal, healthy state

Adjective describing a disease of short duration

Adjective describing a disease of long duration