Chapter 2 Anatomy And Physiology Flashcards

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Caud/o

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Tail

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-cyte

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Cell

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Oste/o

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Bone

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-plasia

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Development

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Path/o

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Disease

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Periton

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Peritoneum

Membrane in abdominal cavity

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Pandemic

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Worldwide outbreak of a disease.

-entire population

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-plasm

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Formative material of the cell.

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-static

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Control or constant level

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Epi-

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Above

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Endo-

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Within

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Sagittal

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Vertical plane dividing the body in UNEQUAL left and right sides

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Hyper/trophy

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Excessive development

-increase in BULK, but not the number if the cells as seen in tumors

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Midsagittal

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Vertical plane dividing the body in EQUAL left and right sides

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Ventral

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Towards the front or Belly side

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Endemic

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Ongoing presence of disease within a population

E.g. The common cold

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Idiopathic

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Illness without a known cause

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-crine

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To secrete

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Transverse

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Horizontal plane dividing the body in superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts

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Geriatrician

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Physician/specialist in the elderly

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Exo

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Out of
Outside
Away from

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-pathy
Disease
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Pan-
Entire
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Homeostasis
Constant control
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Proximal
Nearest the midline or beginning of the body structure
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Carcin/o
Cancerous | Malignant
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Physi/ology
Study of the functions of the structure of the body
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Onc/o
Tumor
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Ana/plasia
Excessive abnormal development | As seen in tumors
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Anter/o
Front | Before
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-tic
Pertaining to
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Endocrine
Glands that secrete within ( the blood stream)
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Anat/omy
Study of the structures of the body
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Anterior
Toward the front. | Belly side
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Aden/Oma
Benign tumor looking like gland tissue
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-Oma
Tumor
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Path/ology
Study of disease
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Coron/o
Crown | Head
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-ic
Pertaining to
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Hypo/plasia
Incomplete development of organ or tissue | To few cells
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Aden/o
Gland
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-ory
Pertaining to
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End-
Within
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Dorsal
Toward the back | Backside
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A/plasia
Organ or tissue that never developed | Absent
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Dys/plasia
Abnormal development or growth
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Distal
Furthest away from the midline of a body structure
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Posterior
Towards the back | Backside
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Home/o
Constant
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-trophy
Development
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Exocrine
Glands that secrete out of (their organs) | -these have ducts
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Peritoneum
Membrane that protects and holds the abdominal cavity
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Hist/o
Tissue
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Aden/o/carcin/oma
Malignant (cancerous) tumor originating in the glands
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-stasis
Constant level | Control
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An-
Without
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Retr/o
Behind
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Membrane
Thin later of tissue: Covering a surface, Lining a cavity OR Dividing and organ/space
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-scope
Instrument used for a visual examination
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Ana
Up Against Back Excessive
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-scopy
Visual examination
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A-
Without
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Anomaly
Deviation from what is normal in the body
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Hyster/o
Uterus
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Dem
Population
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Eti | Sounds like: ET
Cause of something
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Adip/o
Fat | Fatty tissue
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Nucleus
Controls center OR brain of the cell (Helps to divide and control cell activity)