Chapter 2- The Body As A Whole Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
Q
Cartilage
A
Tissue attached to the bones at joints
2
Q
Larynx
A
Voice box
3
Q
Trachea
A
Windpipe
4
Q
Pharynx
A
Throat
5
Q
Uterus
A
Womb
6
Q
RUQ
A
Right upper quadrant
7
Q
LUQ
A
Left upper quadrant
8
Q
RLQ
A
Right lower quadrant
9
Q
LLQ
A
Left lower quadrant
10
Q
Cervical
A
Neck
11
Q
Thoracic
A
Chest
12
Q
Lumbar
A
Waist
13
Q
Sacral
A
Sacrum
14
Q
Coccygeal
A
Tailbone
15
Q
Vertebra
A
Single backbone
16
Q
Vertebrae
A
Backbones
17
Q
Spinal column
A
Bone tissue
18
Q
Spinal cord
A
Nervous tissue
19
Q
Disc
A
Pad of cartilage between vertebrae
20
Q
Ventral
A
Front side of the body
21
Q
Dorsal
A
Back side of the body
22
Q
Deep
A
Away from the surface
Ex: stab wound
23
Q
Superficial
A
On the surface
Ex: scratch
24
Q
Proximal
A
Near the attachment point
25
Distal
far from attachment point
26
Inferior
Below another structure
27
Superior
Above another structure
28
Medial
Pertaining to the middle
29
Lateral
Side
30
Supine
Lying on your back
31
Prone
Lying on your belly
32
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
33
Audip/o
fat
34
Anter/o
Front
35
Cervic/o
Neck or uterus
36
Chondr/o
Cartilage
37
Chrom/o
Color
38
Coccy/o
Coccyx
39
Crani/o
Skull
40
Dist/o
Far, distant
41
Dors/o
Back portion of the body
42
Hist/o
Tissue
43
ili/o
Upper pelvic
44
Inguin/o
Groin
45
Kary/o
Nucleus
46
Later/o
Side
47
Lumb/o
Lower back
48
Medi/o
Middle
49
Neclu/o
Nucleus
50
Pelv/o
Pelvis
51
Spin/o
Spine
52
Proxim/o
Nearest
53
Thel/o
Nipple
54
Thorac/o
Chest
55
Trache/o
Chest
56
Umbilic/o
Umbilical
57
Ventr/o
Belly side
58
Viscer/o
Internal organs
59
Ana
Up
60
Cata-
Down
61
Inter
Between
62
Intra
Within
63
Meta
Change
64
Eal
iac
ior
Pertaining to
65
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Condition