Chapter 2 Flashcards
(97 cards)
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anter/o
A
front
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bol/o
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to cast (throw)
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cervic/o
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neck (of the body or of the uterus)
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chrom/o
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color
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coccyg/o
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coccyx (tailbone)
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crani/o
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skull
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dist/o
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far, distant
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dors/o
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back portion of the body
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hist/o
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tissue
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ili/o
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ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
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inguin/o
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groin
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kary/o
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nucleus
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later/o
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side
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lumb/o
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lower back (side and back between the ribs and pelvis)
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medi/o
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middle
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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pelv/i
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pelvis, hip region
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poster/o
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back, behind
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proxim/o
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nearest
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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sarc/o
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flesh
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spin/o
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spine. backbone
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thel/o; theli/o
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nipple
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thorac/o
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chest
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trache/o
trachea, windpipe
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umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
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ventr/o
belly side of the body
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vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbone(s)
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viscer/o
internal organs
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-ism
process, condition
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-somes
bodies
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-type
picture, classification
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ana-
up
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cata-
down
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epi-
above
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meta-
change
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chromosomes
rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA called genes
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mitochondria
rod-shaped structures in the cytoplasm that provide the principle support of energy
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nucleus
control center of the cell
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DNA
chemical found within each chromosome
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endoplasmic reticulum
network of canals within the cytoplasm of the cell
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cell membrane
structure surrounding and protecting the cell
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catabolism
process of breaking down complex nutrients into simpler substances
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anabolism
process of building up large proteins from amino acids
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metabolism
total of the chemical process in a cell
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cervical
neck region (T1-T12)
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thoracic
chest region (T1-T12)
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lumbar
lower back (loin) region (L1-L5)
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sacral
region of the sacrum ( S1-S5)
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coccygeal
tailbone region
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frontal (coronal plane)
vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
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transverse (axial) plane
horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions
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sagittal (lateral) plane
vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions
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anterior
front of the body
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posterior
back of the body
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deep
away from the surface of the body
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superficial
on the surface of the body
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distal
far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
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proximal
near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure
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inferior
below another structure
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superior
above another structure
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lateral
pertaining to the side
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medial
pertaining to the middle
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prone
lying on the belly
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supine
lying on the back
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pleura
membrane surrounding the lungs
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peritoneum
membrane surrounding the abdominal viscera
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diaphragm
muscular wall separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities
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thoracic cavity
space between the lungs, containing the heart, windpipe, aorta
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vertebra
backbone
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disc
pad of cartilage each backbone and the next
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abdominal
abdomen is region below chest containing internal organs
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adipose
pertaining to or full of fat
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cervical
the neck of the uterus
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chondroma
benign cartilage tumor
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chondrosarcoma
malignant tumor arises from a type of flesh or connective tissue
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coccygeal
relating to the coccyx (tailbone)
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craniotomy
surgical opening into the skull
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cytoplasm
the material within a living cell, excluding the nucleus
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dorsal
back portion of the body
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histology
study of tissues
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iliac
pertaining to the upper part of the hip bone
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karyotype
number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species
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lateral
side
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lumbosacral
relating to or near the small of the back and the back part of the pelvis between the hips
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nucleic
pertaining to the nucleus
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pelvic
pertaining to the pelvis
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pharyngeal
relating to the pharynx
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sarcoma
cancer of the skin
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thoracotomy
surgical procedure to gain access into the pleural space of the chest
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tracheal
pertaining to the windpipe
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umbilical
relating to the navel
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ventral
belly side of the body
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visceral
pertaining to the internal organs
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epinephrine
hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, located above the kidneys
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hypochondriac region
the two superolateral regions of the abdomen which lie on either side of the epigastric
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intervertebral
in between the vertebrae
