The head is to the neck.

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3| Orga
3| Organization of the Body
41
5. The head is
to the neck.
6. The ears are
to the nose.
7. The shoulder blades are on the
side of the body.
egem
8. The chin is
to the forehead.
EXERCISE 3-3
WORD BUILDING
Add the correct prefix or suffix to the word root to make a new term. Select from the following
word parts: -itis, -ic, -al, hypo-, hyper-, epi-, and trans-. The first exercise is an example.
WORD ROOT
ADD PREFIX OR SUFFIX
MEANING
TERM
1. gastr/o
hypo-
below the stomach
hypogastric
-ic
2. dors/o
pertaining to the back
3. chondr/o
inflammation of the cartilage
4. thorac/o
across the chest or thorax
inflammation of a nerve
5. neur/o
pertaining to the region above
or upon the heart
6. cardi/o
Transcribed Image Text:3| Orga 3| Organization of the Body 41 5. The head is to the neck. 6. The ears are to the nose. 7. The shoulder blades are on the side of the body. egem 8. The chin is to the forehead. EXERCISE 3-3 WORD BUILDING Add the correct prefix or suffix to the word root to make a new term. Select from the following word parts: -itis, -ic, -al, hypo-, hyper-, epi-, and trans-. The first exercise is an example. WORD ROOT ADD PREFIX OR SUFFIX MEANING TERM 1. gastr/o hypo- below the stomach hypogastric -ic 2. dors/o pertaining to the back 3. chondr/o inflammation of the cartilage 4. thorac/o across the chest or thorax inflammation of a nerve 5. neur/o pertaining to the region above or upon the heart 6. cardi/o
B. DIRECTIONAL TERMS
1.
superior
a. lying flat and face up
2.
lateral
b. near the point of attachment to the trunk
3.
- posterior
c. toward the front; away from the back of the hod.
4.
medial
d. below; toward the soles of the feet
5.
distal
e. lying flat and face down
prone
f. above; toward the head
7.
supine
g. toward the side; away from the middle
8.
inferior
h. near the back; toward the back of the body
9.
i. farther from the point of attachment to the trunk
anterior
10.
j. toward the middle of the body
proximal
EXERCISE 3-2
FILL IN THE BLANK
Select the correct word from the list to correctly complete the sentence
anterior
distal
dorsal
inferior
medial
posterior
proximal
lateral
superior
ventral
1. The wrist is
to the elbow.
2. The shoulder is
to the wrist.
3. The lungs are
to the spinal cord.
4. The nose is
to the eyes.
6.
Transcribed Image Text:B. DIRECTIONAL TERMS 1. superior a. lying flat and face up 2. lateral b. near the point of attachment to the trunk 3. - posterior c. toward the front; away from the back of the hod. 4. medial d. below; toward the soles of the feet 5. distal e. lying flat and face down prone f. above; toward the head 7. supine g. toward the side; away from the middle 8. inferior h. near the back; toward the back of the body 9. i. farther from the point of attachment to the trunk anterior 10. j. toward the middle of the body proximal EXERCISE 3-2 FILL IN THE BLANK Select the correct word from the list to correctly complete the sentence anterior distal dorsal inferior medial posterior proximal lateral superior ventral 1. The wrist is to the elbow. 2. The shoulder is to the wrist. 3. The lungs are to the spinal cord. 4. The nose is to the eyes. 6.
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