Medical Terminology Chapter 2
Across
- 4. plane, plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
- 7. toward or nearer the midline
- 9. situated in the back
- 10. term referring to the entire lower area of the abdomen/groin region
- 15. plane, horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower parts
- 16. cavity, cavity containing the major organs of digestion
- 17. cavity, cavity surrounding and protecting the heart and lungs
Down
- 1. situated in the front
- 2. cavity, cavity that includes the cranial and spinal cavities
- 3. pertaining to the lower part of the body
- 5. direction below or lower than another structure
- 6. plane, plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
- 8. situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure
- 11. disease, illness without known cause
- 12. situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a structure
- 13. region, hip bone area of the abdomen
- 14. pertaining to the head