Chapter 2 Flashcards by Kamryn Ordes

The process by which food is burned to release energy

Catabolism

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Part of the cell where formation of proteins occurs

Endoplasmic reticulum

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Sum of the chemical processes in a cell

Metabolism

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Picture of nuclear structures arranged in numerical order

Karyotype

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Part of cell where catabolism primarily occurs

Mitochondria

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Genes are composed of

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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Muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities

Diaphragm

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The space in the chest between the lungs is the

Mediastinum

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Throat

Pharynx

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Sarcoma

Malignant tumor of flesh tissue

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Craniotomy

Incision of the skull

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A histologist studies

Tissues

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The pleural cavity is the

Space between the membranes around the lungs

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Visera

Internal organs

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Structure in the trachea

Larynx

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The tailbone is the

Coccyx

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The RUQ contains the

Liver

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A disk is

A piece of cartilage between backbones

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Pertaining to the abdomen

Abdominal

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Pertaining to fat

Adipose

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Pertaining to the front

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Process of casting up (building up or synthesizing process in a cell)

Anabolism

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Pertaining to the neck

Cervical

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Tumor of cartilage

Chondroma

Flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage

Chondrosarcoma

Color bodies; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of the cell

Chromosomes

Pertaining to the tailbone

Coccygeal

Incision of the skull

Craniotomy

Contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the nucleus and cell membrane)

Cytoplasm

Pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure)

Distal

Pertaining to the back

Dorsal

Study of tissues

Histology

Pertaining to the ilium

Iliac

Pertaining to the groin

Inguinal

Picture (classification) of the nucleus (and its chromosomes)

Karyotype

Pertaining to the side

Lateral

Pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions

Lumbosacral

State of building up (anabolism) and breaking down (catabolism); processes in a cell

Metabolism

Pertaining to between the vertebrae

Intervertebral

Pertaining to under the rib cartilages (area of the abdomen)

Hypochondriac regions

Pertaining to above the stomach

Epigastric

Process of casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release energy

Catabolism

Pertaining to casting up; building up substances (proteins) in the cell

Anabolic

Pertaining to internal organs

Visceral

Pertaining to the vertebrae

Vertebral

Pertaining to the belly side of the body

Ventral

Pertaining to the naval

Umbilical

Pertaining to the windpipe

Tracheal

Incision of the chest

Thoracotomy

Pertaining to the chest

Thoracic

Cell covering the surface of skin and inner lining of body cavities and tubes

Epithelial cell

Pertaining to the spine, backbone

Spinal

Tumor of flesh tissue (malignant)

Sarcoma

Pertaining to the sacrum (lower back)

Sacral

Pertaining to near the beginning of a structure

Proximal

Pertaining to the back, behind

Posterior

Pertaining to the hip bone

Pelvic

Pertaining to the nucleus

Nucleic

Pertaining to the middle

Medial