Ch. 2 Terminology Flashcards
abdominal
pertaining to the abdomen
adipose
pertaining to fat
anterior
pertaining to the front
anabolism
process of casting up (building -up or synthesizing process in a cell)
cervical
pertaining to the neck
chondroma
tumor of cartilage
chondrosarcoma
flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage (tissue). All sarcomas are malignant (cancerous) tumors.
chromosomes
“color bodies” contain genetic materials and are located in the nucleus of cell
coccygeal
pertaining to the tailbone/coccyx
craniotomy
incision of the skull
cytoplasm
contents (formation) of the cell
distal
pertaining to far
dorsal
pertaining to back
histology
study of tissue
iliac
pertaining to ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
inguinal
pertaining to the groin
karyotype
picture of the nucleus
lateral
pertaining to the side
lumbosacral
pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions
medial
pertaining to the middle
nucleic
pertaining to the nucleus
pelvic
pertaining to the pelvis
posterior
pertaining to the back
proximal
pertaining to near the beginning of a structure
sacral
pertaining to the sacrum (lower back)
sarcoma
tumor (malignant) of flesh tissue
spinal
pertaining to the spine, backbone
epithelial cell
cell covering the surface of the skin and inner lining of the body cavities and tubes
thoracic
pertaining to the chest
thoracotomy
incision in the chest
tracheal
pertaining to the trachea, windpipe
umbilical
pertaining to the navel, umbilicus
ventral
pertaining to the belly side of the body
vertebral
pertaining to the vertebrae, backbones
visceral
pertaining to the internal organs
anabolic
pertaining to casting up; building up substances (protein) in the cell
catabolism
process of casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release engery
epigastric
pertaining to above the stomach
hypochondriac region
pertaining to under the rib catilage (area of the abdomen)
intervertebral
pertaining to between the vertebrae
metabolism
state of building up (anabolism) and breakdown (catabolism); process in a cell
