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Ch. 2 Terminology Flashcards

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abdominal

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pertaining to the abdomen

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adipose

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pertaining to fat

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anterior

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pertaining to the front

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anabolism

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process of casting up (building -up or synthesizing process in a cell)

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cervical

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pertaining to the neck

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chondroma

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tumor of cartilage

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chondrosarcoma

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flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage (tissue). All sarcomas are malignant (cancerous) tumors.

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chromosomes

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“color bodies” contain genetic materials and are located in the nucleus of cell

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coccygeal

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pertaining to the tailbone/coccyx

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craniotomy

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incision of the skull

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cytoplasm

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contents (formation) of the cell

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distal

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pertaining to far

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dorsal

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pertaining to back

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histology

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study of tissue

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iliac

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pertaining to ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

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inguinal

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pertaining to the groin

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karyotype

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picture of the nucleus

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lateral

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pertaining to the side

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lumbosacral

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pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions

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medial

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pertaining to the middle

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nucleic

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pertaining to the nucleus

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pelvic

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pertaining to the pelvis

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posterior

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pertaining to the back

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proximal

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pertaining to near the beginning of a structure

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sacral

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pertaining to the sacrum (lower back)

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sarcoma

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tumor (malignant) of flesh tissue

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spinal

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pertaining to the spine, backbone

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epithelial cell

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cell covering the surface of the skin and inner lining of the body cavities and tubes

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thoracic

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pertaining to the chest

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thoracotomy

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incision in the chest

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tracheal

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pertaining to the trachea, windpipe

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umbilical

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pertaining to the navel, umbilicus

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ventral

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pertaining to the belly side of the body

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vertebral

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pertaining to the vertebrae, backbones

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visceral

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pertaining to the internal organs

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anabolic

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pertaining to casting up; building up substances (protein) in the cell

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catabolism

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process of casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release engery

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epigastric

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pertaining to above the stomach

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hypochondriac region

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pertaining to under the rib catilage (area of the abdomen)

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intervertebral

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pertaining to between the vertebrae

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metabolism

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state of building up (anabolism) and breakdown (catabolism); process in a cell

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