BODY STRUCTURE. Everything you need to pass—nothing you don’t!

BODY STRUCTURE.
Everything you need to pass—nothing you don’t!
Adduction - Answer: Movement toward the midline of the body


Abduction - Answer: Movement away from the midline of the body


Ventral - Answer: front


Dorsal - Answer: back


Proximal - Answer: Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb
to the body trunk


Parietal - Answer: pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity


Visceral - Answer: pertaining to the internal organs


Abdomin/o - Answer: abdomen, abdominal cavity


Caud/o - Answer: tail


Cephal/o - Answer: head


Cervic/o - Answer: neck, cervix


Crani/o - Answer: cranium (skull)


Gastr/o - Answer: stomach



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, Ili/o - Answer: ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)


Inguin/o - Answer: groin


Lumb/o - Answer: loins (lower back)


Pelv/i - Answer: pelvis


Pelv/o - Answer: pelvis


Spin/o - Answer: spine


Thorac/o - Answer: thorax, chest


Umbilic/o - Answer: umbilicus, navel


Anter/o - Answer: anterior, front


Dist/o - Answer: far, farthest


Dors/o - Answer: back of body


Infer/o - Answer: lower, below


Later/o - Answer: side, to one side


Medi/o - Answer: middle


Poster/o - Answer: back, behind


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