Chapter 2 Flashcards
(68 cards)
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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adip/o
A
fat
3
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anter/o
A
front
4
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cervic/o
A
neck (of the body or of the uterus)
5
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage (type of connective tissue)
6
Q
chrom/o
A
color
7
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx (tailbone)
8
Q
crani/o
A
skull
9
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
10
Q
dist/o
A
far, distant
11
Q
dors/o
A
back portion of the body
12
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
13
Q
ili/o
A
ilium (upper part of the hip bone)
14
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
15
Q
kary/o
A
nucleus
16
Q
later/o
A
side
17
Q
lumb/o
A
lower back
18
Q
medi/o
A
middle
19
Q
nucle/o
A
nucleus
20
Q
pelv/i
A
pelvis
21
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx (throat)
22
Q
poster/o
A
back, behind
23
Q
proxim/o
A
nearest
24
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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sarc/o
flesh
26
spin/o
spine, backbone
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thel/o, theli/o
nipple
28
thorac/o
chest
29
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
30
umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
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ventr/o
belly side of the body
32
vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbone(s)
33
viscer/o
internal organs
34
ana-
up
35
cata-
down
36
epi-
above
37
hypo-
below
38
inter-
between
39
intra-
within
40
meta-
change
41
-eal
pertaining to
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-iac
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ism
process, condition
45
-ose
pertaining to, full of
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-plasm
formation
47
-somes
bodies
48
-type
picture, classification
49
anabolism
process of building up large proteins from small protein pieces, amino acids
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catabolism
break down of complex foods like sugar and fat into simpler substances
51
metabolism
total of chemical process in cell
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right hypochondriac region
right upper region below the cartilage of the ribs that extend over the abdomen
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left hypochondriac region
left upper region below the rib cartilage
54
epigastric region
region above the stomach
55
right lumbar region
right middle region near the waist
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left lumbar region
left middle region near the waist
57
umbilical region
region of the naval or umbilicus
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right inguinal/iliac region
right lower region near the groin
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left inguinal/iliac region
left lower region near the groin
60
hypogastric region
middle lower region below the umbilical region
61
right upper quadrant (RUQ)
contains liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small and large intestine
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left upper quadrant (LUQ)
contains liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, small and large intestine
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right lower quadrant (RLQ)
contains small and large intestines, right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter
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left lower quadrant (LLQ)
contains small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter
65
disc
pad of cartilage between vertebrae
66
spinal cord
nervous tissue within the spinal cavity
67
spinal column
bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity
68
-ine
a substance
