Intro to Human Anatomy Flashcards
(45 cards)
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Epi
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upon/over/surrounding
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Ecto
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outer/situated on
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Exo
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outside
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Mal
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ill/bad
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Peri
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surrounding/around
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Endo
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within/internal
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Hemato
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blood
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Hyper
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above/beyond
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Hypo
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below/under
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-itis
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disease
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-emia
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blood condition
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-algia
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pain/ache
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-ectomy
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excision
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-opsy
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examination/inspection
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-ology
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study of
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-opathy
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feeling/suffering
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-oma
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swelling/tumor
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-cyte
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relating to a cell
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skeletal system
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provides support and protection
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nervous system
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control center
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circulatory system
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transports nutrient around the body
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respiratory system
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exchanges gases
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digestive system
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breaks down and absorbs food
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muscular system
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provides movement for all parts of body
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integumentary system
protect body, regulate temperature, prevent water loss
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lymphatic system
fights infection and provides fluid for cells
27
excretory system
removes waste from the blood
28
endocrine system
secretes hormones
29
reproductive system
produces cells used in sexual reproduction
30
lateral
left or right side of body, away from middle
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medial
middle of body
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proximal
near in relation to
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distal
far in relation to
34
superior (cranial)
up, near head
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inferior (caudal)
down, near bottom of body
36
anterior
front of body
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posterior
back of body
38
frontal plane
cuts body in half from left to right
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median plane
cuts body in half from head to feet
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transverse plane
cuts body in half at waist
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cranial cavity
head/brain
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thoracic cavity
like lungs and heart area
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abdominal cavity
stomach/ abdomen
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pelvic cavity
below abdomen
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vertebral cavity
like spine
