Chp 2 - Body Structure & Directional Terminology Flashcards
1
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lip/o
A
fat
2
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adip/o
A
fat
3
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cephal/o
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head
4
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crani/o
A
skull
5
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glute/o
A
buttock
6
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hist/o
A
tissue
7
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gastr/o
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stomach
8
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my/o
A
muscle
9
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viscer/o
A
internal organ
10
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thorac/o
A
chest
11
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anterior
A
front side
12
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brachial
A
arm
13
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cells
A
smallest unit of the body
14
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integumentary system
A
cover and protection
15
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nervous system
A
receive/process information
16
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musculoskeletal system
A
support/movement/protection
17
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gastrointestinal system
A
provides nutrition
18
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frontal plane
A
divides body into front/back
19
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urinary system
A
elimination of waste
20
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midsagittal plane
A
divides body into left/right
21
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transverse plane
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divides body into upper/lower
22
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umbilical region
A
belly button region
23
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apex
A
tip of an organ
24
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superior
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above / toward the head
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posterior
back side of body
26
distal
furthest from point of origin
27
proximal
closest to point of origin
28
prone
face down
29
superficial
toward the surface of the body
30
supine
face up
31
anatomy
study of the structure of the body
32
pathology
study of disease
33
RLQ
Right Lower Quadrant
34
myocardium
heart muscle
35
histology
study of tissue
36
lateral
pertaining to the side
37
cortex
outer layer of an organ
38
corporis
largest/most important part of an organ
