kinns ch 6 Flashcards
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bi-
two, both
end-, endo-
in, inner, within
hypo-
deficit, too little, below
pre-
before, in front of
function of the cardiovascular system
transport materials throughout the body using the blood
-tomy
incision, cut into
-itis
inflammation
poster/o
back
lymphatic and immune systems include
lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils, spleen, lymphocytes, and antibodies
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
neur/o
nerve
term ends in -nx
change the “x” to a “g” and add “es”
ex. larynx -> larynges
ribosome
free floating organelle that makes enzymes and proteins
contains RNA
considered the cell’s “protein factories”
epithelial tissue
acts as an internal or external covering for organs
connective tissue
supports and binds other body tissues
ex. bone, blood, fat, fibrous tissue, areolar tissue and cartilage
midsaggital plane
separates the body into equal right and left halves
also known as the median plane
dorsal body cavity protects
nervous system organs and contains the cranial and spinal cavity
cranial cavity contains
brain, which is surrounded and protected by the cranium (skull)
spinal cavity contains
spinal cord, which is surrounded and protected by the vertebrae (bones of the spine)
thoracic cavity contains
heart, lungs, esophagus, and trachea (windpipe)
pelvic cavity contains
urinary bladder
right upper quadrant
includes the right lobe of the liver
left upper quadrant
includes the stomach, spleen
natural pH
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