chapter 5 Flashcards
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Somatic cell
All the body’s cells except for reproductive cells
aplasia
The lack of development of an organ/tissue
dysplasia
The abnormal development of tissue
hypoplasia
Underdevelopment of organ or tissue
hyperplasia
Abnormal increase in the number of cells in a tissue
hypertrophy
Increase size in an organ due to an increase in the size of individual existing cells
Frontal plane
Cuts the body into front and back
Transverse plane
Cuts the body hamburger style
Sagital plane
Cuts the boy hot dog style
Dorsal cavity is dived into
Cranial and spinal
Cranial cavity
Brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, spinal cavity
Ventral cavity is dived into
Thoracic, absominal
recumbent
Lying down
ambulant
Able to walk
adhesion
Sticking together of two organs
abdomin/o
abdomen
acr/o
extremities
blephar/o
eyelid
cyst/o
Cyst, bladder, sac
dactyl/o
digits
lapar/o
Abdominal wall
acral
Pertaing to the extremities of the body
acromegaly
Abdnormal enlargement of the body extremities
thoracentesis
Surgical puncture of the chest wall for aspiration of fluids
