Ch 2: Body Planes and Cavities Flashcards
(44 cards)
1
Q
adip/o
A
fat
2
Q
anter/o
A
front
3
Q
aden/o
A
gland
4
Q
-ologist
A
specialist
5
Q
-ology
A
study of
6
Q
caud/o
A
lower part of the body
7
Q
cephalo/o
A
head
8
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
9
Q
endo-
A
out of
10
Q
exo-
A
within
11
Q
poster/o
A
back
12
Q
-stasis
A
control
13
Q
path/o
A
disease, suffering, emotion
14
Q
-plasia
A
formation
15
Q
tissue
A
hist/o
16
Q
epigastric region
A
above the stomach
17
Q
hypochondriac region
A
below the ribs
18
Q
hypogastric region
A
below the stomach
19
Q
iliac region
A
hip bone area
20
Q
umbilical region
A
belly button area
21
Q
inguinal
A
entire lower area of the abdomen; region of the groin.
22
Q
genetics
A
the study of how genes are transferred from parents to their children and the role of genes in health and disease.
23
Q
epidemiologist
A
a specialist in the study of outbreaks of disease.
24
Q
endocrine glands
A
release (secrete) hormones.
25
exocrine glands
release (secrete) substances through openings (ducts) onto your body surfaces.
26
superior
above
27
inferior
below
28
medial
situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure
29
midsagittal plane
divides the body into equal vertical left and right halves
30
frontal/coronal plane
divides the body into anterior and posterior halves
31
transverse
divides the body into superior and inferior halves
32
anatomical position
the position in which the body is erect, facing front with feet parallel and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward.
33
popliteal
back of the knee
34
oral
mouth
35
axial
armpit
36
patella
knee
37
thoracic body cavity
contains heart and lungs
38
distal
farthest from midline or beginning of structure
39
proximal
near the midline or beginning of structure
40
RUQ
right upper quadrant
41
RLQ
right lower quadrant
42
LUQ
left upper quadrant
43
LLQ
left lower quadrant
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