Terms and Directions in Anatomy

Lateral

• Toward the midline

• Toward the front / belly

• Toward the sides

• Toward the back

Posterior (Dorsal)

• Toward the tail

• Toward the head

• Toward the front / belly

• Toward the back

Medial

• Toward the sides

• Toward the center of the body or organ

• Toward the back

hydr means

• drink

• water

• cool

• ice

ARTHR means

• Sodium

• article

• elbow

• joint

Cytology is the study of

• urban cities

• cells

• ljoints

• cancer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

hepatomegalia refers to the enlargement of which organ

• kidneys

• heart

• liver

• thyroid

which prefix do we use to describe: with / without

• a

• hypo

• non

• para

which prefix do we use to describe: out of/ out from

• ex/exo

• hypo

• endo

• para

which prefix do we use to describe: near/ next to

• ex/exo

• hypo

• endo

• para