Answers To Terminology Section 2 Flashcards
Pelvic
Pertaining to the pelvis
Pharyngeal
Pertaining to the pharynx( throat)
Posterior
Pertaining to the back ( behind)
Proximal
Pertaining to the near to the beginning of a structure
Sacral
Pertaining to the sacrum ( lower back)
Sarcoma
Tumour of flesh tissue
Spinal
Pertaining to the spine, backbone
Epithelial cell
Cell covering the surface of the skin and inner lining of body cavities and tubes
Thoracic
Pertaining to the chest
Thoractotomy
Incision of the chest
Tracheal
Pertaining to the windpipe
Umbilical
Pertaining to the navel
Ventral
Pertaining to the belly side of the body
Vertebral
Pertaining to the vertebrae
Visceral
Pertaining to the internal organs
Anabolism
Process of casting up ( building up or synthesizing process in a cell)
Catabolism
Process of casting down, breaking down material in the cell to release energy
Epinephrine
Hormone secreted by the adrenal gland; adrenaline
Hypochondriac region
Pertaining to under the rib cartilage ( area of abdomen )
Intervertebral
Pertaining to between the vertebrae
Intravenous
Within a vein
Metabolism
State of building up ( anabolism) and breaking down ( catabolism); process in a cell