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AMCA pct study guide examVentral - -front part of body
-Dorsal - -back part of body
-Posterior - -toward the back part of body
-Anterior - -in front of
-Medial - -toward the midline
-Lateral - -away from the midline
-Proximal - -closest to the point of origin
-Distal - -away from the point of origin
-Frontal plane - -divides the body into front and back portions
-Transverse plane - -divides the body into upper and lower portions
-Normal Anatomic Position (NAP) - -standing with arms lank and palms
forward
-Supine position - -lying on back, facing upward
-Prone position - -lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned
to one side)
-Lateral recumbent position - -The patient is lying on their right or left side.
-Cardi/o - -heart
-carcin/o - -cancerous
-cephal/o - -head
-cerebr/0 - -cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
-cyt/o - -cell
-dent/i - -tooth, teeth
-derm/o - -skin
, -electr/o - -electrical activity
-enter/o - -intestines (usually the small intestine)
-fet/o - -fetus
-gastr/o - -stomach
-hyster/o - -uterus, womb
-rhin/o - -nose
-sacr/o - -sacrum
-thromb/o - -clotting
-ur/o - -urine, urinary tract
--al - -pertaining to
--algia - -pain
--dynia - -pain
--ectomy - -excision, removal
--emia - -blood condition
--genic - -produced by
--globin - -protein
--gravida - -pregnant woman
--itis - -inflammation
--oma - -tumor, mass
--osis - -abnormal condition
--pathy - -disease condition
--sis - -state, condition
-ante- - -before, in front of
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