1. Chapter 2: Body Organization Professor Fowler
Medical Terminology
Chapter 2: Body Organization
Professor Fowler

2. DISCLAIMER
Not all of the word parts, suffixes, prefixes and abbreviations listed in the book are on the power points.
The ones that you will see the most often will be listed on the power points (and what you need to study)

3. Word Parts Adip/o: fat Dermat/o: skin Immun/o: immune/protection
Anter/o: front
Dist/o: farther away from
Brachi/o: arm
Infer/o: bottom
Enter/o: small intestine
Laryng/o: larynx
Cardi/o: heart
Later/o: side
Caud/o: tail
Epitheli/o: protective layer
Lumb/o: lower back
Cephal/o: head
Cervic/o: neck
Gastr/o: stomach
Lymph/o: lymph
Chondr/o: cartilage
Glute/o: buttocks
Medi/o: middle
Crani/o: skull
Gynec/o: female
Muscul/o: muscle
Crin/o: to secrete
Hemat/o: blood
Crur/o: leg
Hist/o: tissue
Cyt/o: cell

4. Word Part Continued Nephr/o: kidney Pulmon/o: lung Neur/o: nerve
Rhin/o: nose
Ophthalm/o: eye
Spin/o: to breathe
Orth/o: straight
Super/o: above
Ot/o: ear
Thorac/o: chest
Ped/o: foot/child
Ur/o: urine
Pelv/o: pelvis
Vascul/o: blood vessel
Pleur/o: pleura
Ventr/o: belly side
Poster/o: back
Vertebr/o: vertebra/spine
Proct/o: anus and rectum
Viscer/o: internal organ
Proxim/o: closer to
Pub/o: pubis

5. Abbreviations AP: anteroposterior LUQ: left upper quad
CV: cardiovascular
MS: musculoskeletal
ENT: ear, nose, throat
OB: obstetrics
PA: posteroanterior
GI: gastrointestinal
RLQ: right lower quad
GYN: gynecology
Lat: lateral
RUQ: right upper quad
LE: lower extremity
UE: upper extremity
LLQ: left lower quad

6. Levels of Body Organization
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Organ System
Organism (Body)

7. Cells Smallest living thing Cytology
No matter their function is, ALL cells have a nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane

8. Tissues Histology Types Muscle – produce movement
Skeletal, smooth and cardiac
Epithelial – protection of organs
Covering for and lining of body structures
Connective – support and protect tissues
Bone, cartilage, tendons, ligament, adipose and blood (only liquid)
Nervous – conduction of electrical impulses

9. Organs and Systems Organs Systems Examples: stomach, lung, heart
Pages 27-31

10. Organism (Body) Anatomical position Body planes – page 32-33
Sagittal, frontal, transverse

11. Organism (body) Body regions – figure 2.5 page 35
Used mostly for burns
Body cavities – figure 2.6 page 36
Abdominopelvic cavity – table 2.3 pg 37
Abdominopelvic cavity – table 2.4 pg 38

12. Organism (Body) Directional and positional terms
Table 2.5 (next two slides)