CHAP 2 STUDY GUIDE Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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anter/o
A
anterior, front
3
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caud/o
A
tail
4
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cephal/o
A
head
5
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cervic/o
A
neck; cervix of uteri (neck of uterus)
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
8
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
9
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
10
Q
dist/o
A
far, farthest
11
Q
dors/o
A
back (of the body)
12
Q
fluor/o
A
luminous, fluorescence
13
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gastr/o
A
stomach
14
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
15
Q
ili/o
A
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)
16
Q
infer/o
A
lower, below
17
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inguin/o
A
groin
18
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later/o
A
side, to one side
19
Q
lumb/o
A
loins (lower back)
20
Q
medi/o
A
middle
21
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nucle/o
A
nucleus
22
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pelv/o, pelv/i
A
pelvis
23
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poster/o
A
back (of the body), behind, posterior
24
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proxim/o
A
near, nearest
25
radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)
26
spin/o
spine
27
super/o
upper, above
28
thorac/o
chest
29
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
30
ventr/o
belly, belly side
31
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous, -iac, -ic, -ior
pertaining to
32
-ad
toward
33
-graphy
process of recording
34
-logist
specialist in the study of
35
-logy
study of
36
-meter
instrument for measuring
37
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
38
-scopy
visual examination
39
-toxic
poison
40
-verse
turning
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endo-
in, within
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epi-
above, upon
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hypo-
under, below; deficient
44
medi-
middle
45
super-
upper, above
46
trans-
through, across
47
anastomosis
connection between two vessels
48
anastomosis
connection between two vessels
49
cauterize
process of burning abnormal tissue with electricity, freezing, heat, or chemicals (silver nitrate)
50
incision and draining (I&D)
surgical procedure to release pus or pressure built up under the skin
51
x-ray
high-energy electromagnetic waves pass through the body onto a photographic film to produce an image of internal structures of the body
52
ultrasonography (US)
ultra-: excess, beyond
son/o: sound
-graphy: process of recording
high-frequency sound waves that bounce off body tissues and are then recorded to produce an image of an internal organ or tissue
also called ultrasound and echo
53
tomography, computed tomography (CT)
tom/o: to cut, slice
radiographic procedure that produces a film representing a detail cross section of an area, tissue, or organ
54
nuclear scan
radiographic procedure that produces images of an organ or area of the body by introducing a radionuclide substance
55
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
radiographic procedure that uses electromagnetic energy to produce a multiplanar cross-sectional image of the body
56
fluoroscopy
fluor/o: luminous
-scopy: visual examination
fluorescent screen that produces a visual image from x-rays
images the motion of internal structures
57
endoscopy
endo-: in, within
-scopy: visual examination
uses endoscope to visually examine interior of organs and cavities
58
culture and sensitivity (C&S)
laboratory test of a body fluid placed on a culture medium to identify the cause of an infection and a sensitivity test that determines which antibiotic drug will treat best
59
septicemia
septic: infection
-emia: blood
also called sepsis or blood poisoning
60
edema pitting
swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities
pitting is the depressing of skin with a finger
61
adhesion
band of starlike tissue that forms between two surfaces inside the body and causes them to stick together
62
AP
anteroposterior
63
Bx, bx
biopsy
64
LAT, lat
lateral
65
LLQ
left lower quadrant
66
LUQ
left upper quadrant
67
PA
posteroanterior, pernicious anemia, pulmonary artery, physician assistant
68
RLQ
right lower quadrant
69
RUQ
right upper quadrant
70
CT
computed tomography
71
CXR
chest x-ray, chest radiograph
72
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
73
PET
positron emission tomography
74
US
ultrasound, ultrasonography
75
SPECT
single-photon emission computed tomography
76
identify the top three regions of the abdomen
1. right hypochondriac
2. epigastric
3. left hypochondriac
77
identify the middle three regions of the abdomen
1. right lumbar
2. umbilical
3. left lumbar
78
identify the lower three regions of the abdomen
1. right inguinal
2. hypogastric
3. left inguinal
79
identify the root that refers to the:
1. pelvis (pelvic)
2. chest (thoracic)
3. abdomen (abdominal)
1. pelv
2. thorac
3. abdomin
80
the largest cavity in the body. that incorporates the abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities
ventr/al cavity
81
the thoracic cavity is located ___/___ to the abdominopelvic cavity
super/ior
82
the spinal cavity is located ___/___ to the cranial cavity
infer/ior
83
pertaining to the cranium (skull)
crani/al
84
pertaining to the spine
spin/al
85
nearest the point of attachment
proxim/al
86
farthest from the point of attachment
dist/al
