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Ch. 2 Body As A Whole Flashcards

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Urinary/Excretory System

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Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

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Respiratory System

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Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs

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Reproductive system

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Ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, mammary glands, tested, urethra, penis, prostate gland

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Endocrine System

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Thyroid gland, pituitary gland, sex glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, parathyroid glands

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Nervous system

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Brain, spinal cord, nerves, and collections of nerves

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Circulatory system

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Heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland

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Musculoskeletal system

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Muscles, bones, joints

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Skin & sense organs (system)

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Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, eye, ear, nose, and tongue

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Cranial cavity

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Brain, pituitary gland

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Thoracic cavity

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Lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus gland, aorta

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Abdominal cavity

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Peritoneum, kidneys, stomach, intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, gallbladder

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Pelvic cavity

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Portions of the small and large intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, urethra, ureters, uterus, vagina

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Spinal cavity

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Nerves of the spinal cord

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Cervical vertebrae

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Neck region. C1-C7

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Thoracic vertebrae

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Chest region. T1-T12

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Lumbar vertebrae

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Loin (waist) or flank region (between the ribs and the hipbone). L1-L5

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Sacral vertebrae

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S1-S5 fused to form the sacrum

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Coccygeal vertebrae

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The coccyx is a small bone composed of four fused pieces

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Anterior (ventral)

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Front side of the body.

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Posterior (dorsal)

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The back side of the body.

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Deep

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Away from the surface

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Superficial

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On the surface

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Proximal

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Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure

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Distal

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Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure

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Inferior

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Below another structure.

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Superior

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Above another structure

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Medial

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Pertaining to the middle, or closer to the medial plane of the body

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Lateral

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Pertaining to the side

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Supine

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Lying on the back

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Prone

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Lying on the belly.

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Frontal plane (coronal)

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Vertical plane diving the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions. A common chest x-Ray view is a PA (posteroanterior- viewed from back to front) view, which is in the frontal plane.

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Sagittal plane (lateral)

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Lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides. The mods agitate plane divides the body into right and left halves. A lateral chest x-Ray film is taken in the Sagittal plane.

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Transverse plane (axial)

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Horizontal plane running across the body parallel to the ground. The cross-sectional plane divides the body or structure into upper and lower portions. A CT scan is one of a series of x-Ray pictures taken in the transverse plane.

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Anter/o

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Front

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Bol/o

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To cast (throw)

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Cervic/o

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Neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage (type of connective tissue)

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Coccyg/o

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Coccyx (tailbone)

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Dist/o

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Far, distant

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Dors/o

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Back portion of the body

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Ili/o

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Ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Later/o

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Side

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Lumb/o

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Lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Pelv/i

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Pelvis, hip region

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Poster/o

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Back, behind

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Proxim/o

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Nearest

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Spin/o

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Spine, backbone

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Thel/o

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Nipple

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Theli/o

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Nipple

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Trache/o

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Trachea, windpipe

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Umbilic/o

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Navel, umbilicus

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Ventr/o

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Belly side of the body

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra(e), backbone(s)

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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

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Ana-

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Up

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Cata-

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Down

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Epi-

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Above

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Hypo-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between

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Meta-

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Change

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Process, condition

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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

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-plasm

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Formation

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-somes

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Bodies

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-type

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Picture, classification

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Digestive system

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Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

Medical Terminology (9 decks)

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