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Mastering Healthcare Terminology 2E > Ch. 2 - Body Structure and Directional Terminology > Flashcards

Ch. 2 - Body Structure and Directional Terminology Flashcards

1
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Antrum

A

Any nearly closed cavity or chamber

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Apex

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Pointed extremity of a conical structure

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Body

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The largest or most important part of an organ

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Fornix

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Any vaultlike or arched body

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Fundus

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the base or deepest part of a hollow organ that is farthest from the mouth of an organ

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Hilum

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Recess, exit, or entrance of a duct into a gland or of nerves and vessels into an organ

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Lumen

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The space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube

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Sinus

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A cavity or channel in bone, a dilated channel for blood, or a cavity to permit the escape or purulent material

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Vestibule

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A small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal

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antr/o

A

antrum

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apic/o

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apex

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hem/o

hemat/o

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blood

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som/o

somat/o

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body

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oste/o

osse/o

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bone

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cyt/o

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cell

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lys/o

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dissolve

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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adip/o

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fat

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fornic/o

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fornix

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fund/o

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fundus

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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lumin/o

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lumen

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my/o

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muscle

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neur/o

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nerve

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thel/o

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nipple

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kary/o

nucle/o

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nucleus

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organ/o

viscer/o

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organ

viscera

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rib/o

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ribose

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home/o

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sameness

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30
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sin/o

sinus/o

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sinus

cavity

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31
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rhabdomy/o

A

skeletal muscle

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32
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leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle

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system/o

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system

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34
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hist/o

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tissue

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35
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bol/o

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to cast

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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37
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ana-

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up

apart

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38
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cata-

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down

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dis-

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apart from

not

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40
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dys-

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bad
difficult
painful
abnormal

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41
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endo-

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within

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42
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epi-

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above

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43
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mal-

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bad

ill

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44
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meta-

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change

beyond

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45
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para-

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near

beside

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46
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-ia

A

condition

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47
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-ism

A

condition

48
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-ium

A

structure

49
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-plasm

A

formation

50
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-stasis

A

controlling

51
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-um

A

structure

52
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-us

A

noun ending

53
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cyst/o

vesic/o

A

bladder

54
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hem/o

hemat/o

A

blood

55
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osse/o
oste/o
oss/i

A

bone

56
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myel/o

A

bone marrow

spinal cord

57
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pil/o

trich/o

A

hair

58
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ile/o

A

ileum

59
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arthr/o

articul/o

A

joint

60
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neph/o

ren/o

A

kidney

61
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my/o
myos/o
muscul/o

A

muscle

62
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onych/o

ungu/o

A

nail

63
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oophor/o

ovari/o

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ovary

64
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cutane/o
derm/o
dermat/o

A

skin

65
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enter/o

A

small intestine

66
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gastr/o

A

stomach

67
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test/o

orchid/o

A

testis

68
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ureter/o

A

ureter

69
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urethr/o

A

urethra

70
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anter/o

A

anterior

Front of body

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poster/o

A

Posterior

Back of body

72
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Ventr/o

A

Ventral

Front of body

73
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dors/o

A

Dorsal

Back of body

74
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super/o

A

Superior

Toward the head

75
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cephal/o

A

Cephalad

toward the head

76
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infer/o

A

Inferior

Down, toward the tail

77
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Caud/o

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Caudad

Down, toward the tail

78
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Medi/o

A

Medial

Toward the midline

79
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Later/o

A

Lateral

Toward the side

80
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Ipsi-

A

Ipsilateral

On the same side

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Uni-

A

Unilateral

On one side

82
Q

Superficial

A

Toward the surface

83
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Proxim/o

A

Proximal

Nearer to point of attachment

84
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Contra-

A

Contralateral

On the opposite side

85
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bi-

A

bilateral

On two sides

86
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deep

A

away from the surface

87
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Dist/o

A

Distal

Farther from point of attachment

88
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Supine

A

Lying on the back

89
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Prone

A

Lying on the stomach

90
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Supinate

A

Turn palm upward

91
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Palmar

A

Pertaining to palm of hand

92
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Dextr/o

A

Dextrad

To the right

93
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Afferent

A

Toward an organ

94
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Pronate

A

Turn palm downward

95
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Plantar

A

Pertaining to sole of foot

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Sinistr/o

levo-

A

Sinistrad

To the left

97
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Efferent

A

Away from an organ

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

99
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celi/o

A

abdomen

100
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

101
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Crani/o

A

cranium

skull

102
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diaphragm/o

A

diaphragm

103
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diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

104
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phren/o

A

diaphragm

105
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dors/o

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dorsal

106
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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

107
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

108
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

109
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pleur/o

A

pleura

110
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spin/o

A

spine

111
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stern/o

A

sternum

112
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thorac/o

A

thorax

113
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ventr/o

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ventral

114
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

115
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Midsagittal Plane

A

Cuts the body into left and right sides

116
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Frontal Plane

A

Cuts body into anterior and posterior sections

117
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Transverse Plane

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Cuts body into Cephalad and Caudad sections

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