ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY

Exercise 1

A) Write the name of the organ or body part which is related to each of the
following adjectives.

Hepatic Renal
Uterine Testicular
Cardiac Nasal
Ocular Intestinal
Pharyngeal Appendicular
Rectal Pulmonary
Splenic Lingual
Cystic Duodenal

B) Write the adjective which is related to each of the following organs or body
parts.

Ovary Bile
Femur Skin
Lymph Joint
Cell Pancreas
Illeum Bronchus
Aorta Trachea
Artery Nail
Vein Anus
Tissue Vagina

Execise 2 / LOCATIVE PREFIXES

The following are some common locative prefixes:

Extra- (outside) Intra- (inside)

Inter- (between) Para- (beside) Peri- (around) Retro- (behind)

Sub- (below) Supra- (above) Infra- (below)

A) Write out the following sentences filling in the blanks in the right hand column:

Fluid outside the cells Extracellular fluid

Matrix between the cells

Pressure within the abdomen

Compartment below the colon

Membrane around the tooth

Vein within the liver

Margin between the ribs

Muscles between the ribs

Nerve above the orbit

Nerve below the orbit

Disc between the vertebrae

Life within the uterus

Region around the stomach

Arteries between bones

B) Write a phrase equivalent to each of the following terms:

Example:

Subcostal below the ribs

Intracellular

Intermuscular

Retroperitoneal

Intravenous

Supracostal

Infrahepatic
Subvertebral

Intermuscular

Supracolic

Paracardiac

Intranasal

Submembranous

Suprarenal

Extrapulmonary

Perivascular

Extrauterine

Sublingual

Paratesticular