Part A.

1. Pertaining to the lower back lumbo/o
2. Pertaining to below the stomach  gastr/o- (actually the correct term should be hypogastric)
3. Pertaining to the naval -  umbilic/o-
4. Pertaining to the front part  anter/o-
5. Pertaining to going toward the front part  ventr/o-
6. Pertaining to the groin  inguin/o-
7. Pertaining to the back part post/o-
8. Pertaining to going toward the back part dors/o
9. Pertaining to going toward the middle medi/o-
10. Pertaining to going toward the side  later/o-
11. Pertaining to above super/o-
12. Pertaining to below infer/o-
13. In the direction of the tailbone  caud/o
B. Define the following words or word parts.
-ad  A prefix denoting ‘towards’ as in adduction.
-ior  A suffix denoting comparatives as in ‘superior’.

-ics  A suffix denoting a body of facts, knowledge, principles as in ‘kinetics’;

also denotes actions, activities, or practices of as in athletics.

Ana-  A prefix that could mean three things: Upward or up as in anabolism; backward or back as in ‘anaplasia’, and again or anew as in ‘anaphylaxis’

Prone  Lying on abdomen or face down.
Supine  Lying on back or face and palms up.
viscera- Refers to the internal organs of the body.
transverse  Lying or extending across or in a cross direction.
Hypo- A prefix that denotes a decrease as in ‘hypothermia’; or may also mean below as in ‘hypogastric’
Re-  A prefix that denotes repetition as in regurgitate; or may also mean a withdrawal or backward motion as in retrace.

Part C

Medical Word / Prefix / Combining form / Suffix / Definition
Anteroposterior
Sentence: To take an anteroposterior view of an X-ray, it must be taken from the front of the person with his back against the film plate. / Antero-
(meaning front surface or belly side of body) / -poster-
(meaning back surface of body) / -ior
(A suffix denoting comparatives) / A description of location that denotes from front to back.
Midsagittal
Sentence: The cerebellum, cerebrum, and the brain stem lie within the midsagittal section of the brain.
. / Mid-
(A prefix which means being at or near the middle point) / Sagitta
(A Latin word which means ‘arrow’) / -al
(a suffix that denotes pertaining to) / An imaginary midline plane through body or a location along an imaginary plane that passes through the midline of the body or an organ.
Distally
Sentence: The knee is distally located from the hip. / Dist
(From the word distance denoting farthest from point of attachment to trunk) / -ally
(an adverbial suffix attached to certain adjectives) / An adverb that means away from the point of origin or attachment.
Proximally
Sentence:It is a relief that her sustained injury is proximally located from her head. / Proxim
(From a Latin word ‘proximus’ which denotes nearest the point of attachment or point of origin) / -ally
(an adverbial suffix attached to certain adjectives) / An adverb that means toward the point of origin or attachment.
Physiology
Sentence: If you study physiology, you will learn how the body organs work and function. / Physio
(From the Greek word ‘physis’ which means natural or physical) / -logy
(From a Greek word ‘logus’ which means a study of) / A study dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts.