Chapter 2 Flashcards by Ryan Deleon

aden/o

gland

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adip/o

fat

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anter/o

before/front

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caud/o

lower part of body, tail

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cephal/o

head

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cyt/o, -cyte

cell

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end-, endo-

in, within, inside

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exo-

outside, out of, away from

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hist/o, histi/o

tissue

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-ologist

specialist

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-ology

science or study of

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path/o, -pathy

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

development, growth, formation

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poster/o

behind, toward the back

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-stasis, -static

control, maintenance of a constant level

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anatomy

study of the structures of the body

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physiology

study of the functions of the structures of the body

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midsagittal plane

equal right-left

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transverse plane

horizontal plane divides body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions

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sagittal

vertical plane divides body into unequal left and right portions

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frontal plane

vertical plane divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

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ventral

front side (belly side)

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dorsal

back side

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cephalic

towards the head (cephal=head, -ic=pertaining to)

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caudal

toward the lower part of the body

proximal

near the midline or beginning of body structure

distal

farthest from the midline or beginning of body structure

medial

direction towards or nearer the midline

lateral

direction towards or nearer the side of the body away from the midline

dorsal cavity

includes cranial cavity and spinal cavity

homeostasis

home/o -stasis body maintains constant internal environment

thoracic cavity

chest cavity, thorax, protects heart and lungs

abdominal cavity

abdomen, organs of digestion

pelvic cavity

space formed by hip bones, contains reproductive and excretory systems

inguinal

groin area

chondr/i

cartilage

hypochondriac regions

right and left, lower ribs

epigastric regions

above the stomach (epi- above)

right and left lumbar regions

part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis

umbilical region

surrounds umbilicus (belly button)

right and left iliac regions

over the hip bones

ili

hip bones

hypogastric regions

below the stomach

quadrants of the abdomen

RUQ-right upper quadrant LUQ-left upper quadrant RLQ-right lower quadrant LLQ-left lower quadrant

A ___ is acquired in a hospital setting

nosocomial infection

The primary role of the undifferentiated ____ ____ cells is to maintain and repair the tissue in which they are found

adult stem

inflammation of a gland

adenitis

the outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of the abdominal wall

parietal peritoneum

fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity

gene

study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues

histology

specialist in the study of outbreaks

epidemiologist

The ___ ___ secrete chemical substances into ducts

exocrine glands

The location of the stomach is ____ to the diaphram

inferior

huntington's disease

communicable disease

General Practitioner

chromosome

unfavorable response to medical treatment, such as severe burns from radiation therapy, is known as ____ illness

iatrogenic

The doctor could not find any physical changes to explain her symptoms, this is known as a ___ disorder

physical

a virus spread by mosquitoes is _____ borne

vector

nerve cells and blood vessels are surrounded and supported by _____ connective tissue

loose

muscle pain

myalgia

inflammation of the larnyx

layrngitis

nephr/o

kidney

peritoneum

multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity

mesentery

fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches part of the intestine to the abdominal wall

retro-

behind

cytology

study of the cell

-plasm

formative material of cells

cystic fibrosis

Hemophilia

blood cotting factor is missing