Chapter 2: Body Structure Flashcards
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near the point of attachment to the trunk
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proximal
2
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laying on their abdomen w/ the head turned to the side and arms alongside the body or above the head
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prone position
3
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cyt/o
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cell
4
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combining form for the head
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cephal/o
5
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radiographic technique that uses electromagnetic energy to produce multiplanar cross- sectional images of the body is…
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MRI
6
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-lysis
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separation
7
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side, to one side
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later/o
8
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-al
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pertaining to
9
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tail
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caud/o
10
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-plasia
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formation
11
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lower
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infer/o
12
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suplime
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flat on back
13
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dorsal
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body cavity pertaining to the back of the body
14
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loins, lower back
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lumb/o
15
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sound waves
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ultrasound
16
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bi
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two
17
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near, nearest
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proxim/o
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back of the body
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dors/o
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anterior
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toward the front
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inferior
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lower half of the body
21
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scan
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quick examination
22
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posterior
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toward the back
23
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lateral
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your body from the side (away from midline)
24
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medial
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toward the midline
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adduction
movement toward the midline of the body
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abduction
movement away from the midline of the body
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superior
higher on the body
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exterior
outside the body
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internal
inside the body
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superficial
near the surface
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deep
away from the surface
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proximal
near the trunk
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distal
further from the trunk
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parietal
pertainting to the walls of a certain cavity
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visceral
pertaining to internal organs
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median
divides the body into equal left and right parts
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frontal plane
divides the body into anteiror and posterior
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horizontal
divides superior and inferior
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dorsal
pertaining to the back
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crainal
skull
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ventral
pertaining to the belly
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spinal
pertaining to the spine
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thoracic cavity
chest
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abdominal cavity
The cavity within the abdomen
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stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, etc.
abdominal cavity
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urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and reedum?
pelvic cavity
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4 sections of the cordinal plane
quandrants
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9 areas referring to specific locations in the abdomen
regions
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large/small intestines quadrant
all
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quadrant that includes liver/gallbladder/appendix
RUQ
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cecum, appendix
RLQ
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quandrant that containts stomach, spleen, pancreas, large and small intestines
LUQ
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diaphragm and spleen
left hypochondriac region
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decending colon of the large intestine
left lumbar region
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acceding colon of the large intestine
right lumbar region
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initial part of the sigmoid colon
left iliac region
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uses a narrow beam of x rays to generate multiple views of a specific organ or body are in a cross-sectional images
Computed Tomography (CT)
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directs x rays throughout the body to a fluorescent screen to view organs in motion, such as the digestive tract and the heart
Fluoroscopy
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employs magnetic energy to produce cross-sectional images
MRI
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employs high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal structures of the body
Ultrasound
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type of nuclear scan that uses radiopharmaceuticals to reveal areas where the radiopharmaceutical is metabolized
PET (positron emission tomography)
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lighted instrument to view interior of organs and cavities
Endoscope
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body's protective response to irritation, infection, or allergy
Inflammation
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employs a specialized gamma camera that detects emitted radiation to produce a 3D image
SPECT
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produces a film representing a detailed cross-section of tissue structure at a predetermined depth; three types include CT, PET, and SPECT
Tomography
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drug that contains a radioactive substance that travels to an area or a specific organ to be scanned
Radiopharmaceutical
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procedure to enable visualization of the interior of organs and cavities with a lighted instrument
Endoscopy
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employs a tracer to diagnose a disease
Nuclear Scan
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band of scar tissue that binds anatomical surfaces that normally are separate from each other
Adhesion
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production of shadow images on photographic film
Radiography
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body's inflammatory response to infection
Sepsis
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umbilical
iliac
cervical
cephalad
cranial
epigastric
thoracic
inguinal
anterior
proximal
lateral
caudad
ventral
distal
middle region located near the region
pertaining to the ilium
pertaining to the neck
toward the head
pertaining to the skull
middle region located above the stomach
pertaining to the chest
pertaining to the groin
toward the front of the body
nearest the point of attachment
pertaining to the side
pertaining to eh back of the body
toward the tail
pertaining to the belly
furthest from the point of attachment
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CT
Fluoroscopy
US
MRI
PET
Endoscope
Inflammation
SPECT
Tomography
Radiopharmaceutical
Endscopy
Nuclear Scan
Adhesion
Radiography
Sepsis
