2. Body Structure and Directional Terms Flashcards
(106 cards)
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-ad
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towards
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-ia
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condition
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-ism
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condition
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-ium
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structure
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-plasm
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formation
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-stasis
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controlling
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-um
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structure
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-us
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noun ending
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ana-
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up, apart, to build up (ex: anabolic steroids)
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afferent
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toward an organ
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antrum
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antr/o, any nearly closed cavity or chamber (such as the gastric antrum)
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apex
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apic/o, top, tip
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apex
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top, uppermost portion
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base
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bottom, lower portion
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bladder
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cyst/o, vesic/o
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bilateral
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on both sides
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blood
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hem/o, hemat/o
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body
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som/o, somat/o
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bone
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oste/o, osse/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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myel/o
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cata-
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down, to breakdown (ex: catabolic)
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cartilage
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chondr/o
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cell
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cyt/o
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caudad
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toward the tail, down
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cephalad
toward the head
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contralateral
on the opposite side
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deep
away from the surface
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dextrad
to the right
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dissolve
lys/o
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distal
far or farther from the point of attachment/origin
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dys-
bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
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efferent
away from an organ
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endo-
within
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endocardium
epithelial tissue of the heart
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endocardium
endothelial lining of the chambers of the heart
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epi-
above
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epithelium
epitheli/o
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fat
adip/o
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fornix
fornic/o, an archlike structure or the vaultlike space created by such a structure
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frontal/coronal plane
divides the body vertically into front and back portions
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fundus
fund/o, the deepest part of a hollow organ
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hair
pil/o, trich/o
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heart muscle
mycardi/o
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hilum
a recess (an exit or entrance) of a duct or of nerves and vessels into an organ or gland
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ileum
ile/o
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ipsilateral
on the same side
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kidney
nephr/o, ren/o
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lateral
toward the side
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lev/o
to the left
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lumen
the space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube
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lumen
lumin/o
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mal-
bad, ill
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McBurney's point
area that is approximately two-thirds of the distance between the navel and the hip bone in the RLQ. Site of pain when appendicitis is suspected
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medial
toward the midline
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meta-
change, beyond
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meta-
change, beyond
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midsagittal plane
separates the body into equal right and left halves (also called the median sagittal plane)
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Munro's point
In the LLQ. Halfway between the navel and the hipbone. Standard site of entrance for surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery.
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muscle
my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
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muscle
my/o
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myocardium
muscular tissue of the heart
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nail
onych/o, ungu/o
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nerve
neur/o
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dis-
apart from, not
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nipple
thel/o
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nucleus
kary/o, nucle/o
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oblique plane
divides the body at any slanted angle
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organ, viscus/viscera
organ/o, viscer/o
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ovary
oophor/o, ovari/o
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palmar
pertaining to the palm of the hand
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para-
near, beside
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parenchymal tissue
tissue that does actual work of organ
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pericardium
epithelial lining of the heart surrounding the myocardium
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peritoneum
an epithelial structure that covers many of the abdominal organs
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phren/o
diaphragm or mind
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pronate
palm turned downward
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plantar
pertaining to the sole of the foot
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prone
lying on one's belly, facedown
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prone
lying on one's belly, facedown
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proximal
close or nearer to the point of attachment/origin
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sameness
home/o
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sinistrad
to the left
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sinus
either a cavity or channel in bone, a dilated channel for blood, or a cavity to permit the escape of purulent (pus-filled) material, such as the paranasal sinuses
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sinus, cavity
sin/o, sinus/o
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skeletal muscle
rhabdomy/o
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skin
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
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small instestine
enter/o
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smooth muscle
leiomy/o
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stomach
gastr/o
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stromal tissue
supportive
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superficial
towards the surface
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supinate
palm turned upward
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supine
lying on one's back, face up
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system
system/o
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testis
test/o, orchid/o
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thoracic cavity
chest cavity that contains the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and bronchi
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tissue
hist/o
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to cast
bol/o
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umbilicus
omphal/o, umbilic/o
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unilateral
on one side
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ureter
ureter/o
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transverse plane
divides body horizontally into top and bottom portions (also called the cross-sectional plane)
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urethra
urethr/o
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ventral cavities
thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic
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vestibule
the small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal
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vestibule
vestibul/o
