Medical Terminology Summer Flashcards

Question

-SIS

Answer 1

Enlarged, swollen vein

Answer 2

cutting into

Answer 3

abdomen (area between the chest and hip)

Answer 4

cutting out

Answer 5

a specialist

Answer 6

condition of pain

Answer 7

blood condition

Answer 8

condition, process

Answer 9

specialist in the study of

Answer 10

abnormal condition

Answer 11

process of visual examination

Answer 12

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Answer 13

excessive, more than normal,too much

Answer 14

below, less than normal,under

Answer 15

surrounding

Answer 16

means cutting into an organ

Answer 17

below, under

Answer 18

across, through

Answer 19

located in the head and surrounded by the skull (CRANI/O means skull). The cranial cavity contains the brain and other organs, such as the pituitary gland (an endocrine gland located below the brain).

Answer 20

also known as the chest cavity (THORAC/O means chest), is surrounded by the breastbone and ribs. The lungs, heart, windpipe (trachea), bronchial tubes (leading from the trachea to the lungs), and other organs are in this cavity.

Answer 21

The lungs are each surrounded by a double membrane known as the pleura. The space between the pleural membranes is the pleural cavity. The large area between the lungs (yellow in Figure 2-3) is the mediastinum. The heart, esophagus (food tube), trachea, and bronchial tubes are organs within the mediastinum.

Answer 22

The diaphragm is the muscle that separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities. Organs in the abdomen include the stomach, liver, gallbladder, and small and large intestines. The organs in the abdomen are covered by a double membrane called the peritoneum. The peritoneum attaches the abdominal organs to the abdominal muscles and surrounds each organ to hold it in place. The retroperitoneal area is behind the peritoneum. The kidneys are in the retroperitoneal cavity.

Answer 23

In the event of inflammation or disease of organs or membranes, fluid may collect in the space between the membranes surrounding the organs. This collection of fluid in the pleural cavity is called a pleural effusion. A collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is called ascites

Answer 24

The pelvic cavity is surrounded by the pelvis (bones of the hip). The major organs located within the pelvic cavity are the urinary bladder, ureters (tubes from the kidneys to the bladder), urethra (tube from the bladder to the outside of the body), rectum, and anus, and the uterus (muscular organ that nourishes the developing embryo and fetus) in females.

Answer 25

This is the space surrounded by the spinal column (backbones). The spinal cord is the nervous tissue within the spinal cavity. Nerves enter and leave the spinal cord and carry messages to and from all parts of the body.

Answer 26

spinal column is a long row of bones from the neck to the tailbone. Each bone in the spinal column is called a vertebra (backbone). Two or more bones are called vertebrae. A piece of flexible connective tissue, called a disk (or disc), lies between each backbone. The disk, composed of cartilage, is a cushion between the bones. If the disk slips or moves out of its place, it can press on the nerves that enter or leave the spinal cord, causing pain.

Answer 27

Cervical (neck) region 7 bones C1-C7

Answer 28

Thoracic (chest) region 12 bones T1-T12

Answer 29

Lumbar (loin or waist) region 5 bones L1-L5

Answer 30

Sacral (sacrum or lower back) region 5 fused bones S1-S5

Answer 31

Coccygeal (coccyx or tailbone) region 4 fused bones

Answer 32

A vertical plane that divides the body, or body part such as an organ, into front and back portions. Anatomically, anterior means the front portion and posterior means the back portion.

Answer 33

A vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left sides. The midsagittal plane divides the body vertically into right and left halves.

Answer 34

A horizontal plane that divides the body or organ into upper and lower portions, as in a cross section. (Think of cutting a long loaf of French bread into circular sections.)

Answer 35

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is another technique for producing images of the body. With MRI, magnetic waves instead of x-rays are used to create the images, which show organs and other structures in specialized detail and in all three planes of the body

Answer 36

bronchial tubes (leading from the windpipe to the lungs)

Answer 37

neck of the body or neck (cervix) of the uterus

Answer 38

cartilage (connective tissue attached to bones)

Answer 39

coccyx, tailbone

Answer 40

pertaining to.

Answer 41

skin, surface tissue

Answer 42

larynx (voice box)

Answer 43

loin (waist)

Answer 44

lymph (clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels)

Answer 45

mediastinum(space between the lungs)

Answer 46

back, behind

Answer 47

sacrum (five fused bones in the lower back)

Answer 48

spine (backbone)

Medical Terminology Summer Flashcards

(98 cards)