Unit 2 Flashcards
1
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a-
A
without
2
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aden/o
A
gland
3
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adip/o
A
fat
4
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ana-
A
backward
5
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caud/o
A
tail or lower part of the body
6
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cephal/o
A
head
7
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-crine
A
secrete
8
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cyt/o
A
cell
9
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dors/o
A
the back
10
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endo-
A
within or inside
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exo-
A
outside
12
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hist/o
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tissue
13
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home/o
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similar
14
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lapar/o
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abdomen, abdomen wall
15
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-oma
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tumor or neoplasm
16
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path/o
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disease, suffering, feeling, or emotion
17
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periton/o
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peritoneum
18
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-plasia
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formation, development, or growth
19
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retr/o
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back or backwards
20
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-stasis
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control, maintenance of a constant level
21
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the horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions
A
Transverse
22
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divides the body into unequal right and left sides
A
Sagittal
23
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lengthwise plane that divides the body into equal right and left sides
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Midsagittal
24
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plane that divides the body into front and back portions
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Frontal
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situated in front
Anterior
26
toward lower part of the body
Caudal
27
located at right angles to the sagittal plane
Coronal
28
farthest from midline or beginning of a structure
Distal
29
back of body or organ
Dorsal
30
Front or belly side
Ventral
31
Below, toward the feet
Inferior
32
Situated in back
Posterior
33
Away from the midline
Lateral
34
near the midline or beginning of a structure
Proximal
35
Toward the head
Cephalic
36
above, toward the head
Superior
37
toward, near the midline
Medial
38
The body cavity that contains the major organs of digestion
abdominal cavity
39
contains brain, pituitary
cranial cavity
40
nerves, spinal cord
Spinal cavity
41
The space formed by the hip bones that contains the organs of the reproductive and excretory systems
pelvic cavity
42
contains heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus, aorta
thoracic cavity
43
A change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other.
anaplasia
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Abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs
Dysplasia
45
The defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue
aplasia
46
The incomplete development of an organ or tissue usually due to a deficiency in the number of cells
Hypoplasia
47
The enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissues
Hyperplasia
48
An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Ascites
49
Any disease transmitted from one person to another either directly or by indirect contact with contaminated objects
communicable
50
An abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth
congenital
51
An illness without known cause
Idiopathic
52
Unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment
Iatrogenic
53
Produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified
Functional disorder
54
produces symptoms caused by detectable physical changes in the body
organic disorder
55
A disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting
Nosocomial
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Referring to the ongoing presence of a disease, such as the common cold, within a population, group, or area
Endemic
57
A disease outbreak occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide
Pandemic
58
A sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population group or area
epidemic
59
relating to or denoting the thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body's surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures
epithelial
60
The study of the causes of diseases
etiology
61
relating to or denoting glands that secrete their products through ducts opening onto an epithelium rather than directly into the bloodstream
exocrine
62
The microscopic study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues
histology
63
maintaining a constant internal environment and the ventral cavity houses the organs that provide this
homeostasis
64
The region located above the stomach
epigastric
65
below the ribs
hypochondriac- R/L
66
located below the stomach
Hypogastric
67
located near the inward curve of the spine
Lumbar- R/L
68
belly button or navel
Umbilical
69
located near the hip bones
Iliac- R/L
70
RIght upper quadrant of the abdomen
RUQ
71
Right lower quadrant of the abdomen
RLQ
72
Left lower quadrant of the abdomen
LLQ
73
Left upper quadrant of the abdomen
LUQ
