Ch # 4 : Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
1
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Combining form meaning abdomen
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Abdominal/o
2
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Front (side of body)
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Anter/o
3
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Combining form meaning arm
A
Brachi/o
4
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Combining form meaning tail
A
Caud/o
5
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Combining form meaning head
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Cephal/o
6
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Combining form meaning neck
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Crevic/o
7
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Combining form meaning cartilage
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Chondr/o
8
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Combining form meaning skull
A
Crani/o
9
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Combining form meaning elbow
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Cubit/o
10
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Combining form meaning farthest (away from beginning of structure)
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Dist/o
11
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Combining form meaning back (side of body)
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Dors/o
12
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Combining form meaning femur, thigh bone
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Femor/o
13
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Combining form meaning stomach
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Gastr/o
14
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Combining form meaning genitals
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Genit/o
15
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Combining form meaning buttocks
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Glute/o
16
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Combining form meaning ilium
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Ili/o
17
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Combining form meaning below or lower
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Infer/o
18
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Combining form meaning groin
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Inguin/o
19
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Combining form meaning side
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Later/o
20
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Combining form meaning low back
A
Lumb/o
21
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Combining form meaning middle
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Medi/o
22
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Combining form meaning nose
A
Nas/o
23
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Combining form meaning eye socket
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Orbit/o
24
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Combining form meaning mouth
A
Or/o
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Combining form meaning ear
Ot/o
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Combining form meaning patella or kneecap
Patell/o
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Combining form meaning nearest (2 beginning of the structure)
Proxim/o
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Combining form meaning pelvis
Pelv/o
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Combining form meaning back (side of the body)
Poster/o
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Combining form meaning chest
Thorac/o
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Combining form meaning scapula or shoulder blade
Scapul/o
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Combining form meaning spine
Spin/o
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Combining form meaning sternum or breast bone
Stern/o
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Combining form meaning above or upper
Superior
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Combining form meaning belly (side of the body)
Ventr/o
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Combining form meaning vertebra or back bone
Vertebr/o
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6 Suffixes meaning pertaining to
- ac
- al
- ar
- iac
- ic
- ior
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Prefix meaning in front of
Ante-
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Prefix meaning above
Epi-
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Prefix meaning below
Hypo-
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Prefix meaning behind
Retro-
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2 names 4 a vertical plane that runs from side 2 side
Slices body in2 anterior and posterior
Frontal plane
Coronal plane
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A vertical plane that runs from front 2 back
Slices body in2 left and right portions
Sagittal plane
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Horizontal plane
Slices the body in2 upper and lower portions
Transverse plane
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Term used 2 describe internal views of the body
A lengthwise slice of the body
Longitudinal section
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Term used 2 describe internal views of the body
A slice perpendicular 2 the long axis
Cross-section
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Term meaning underarm area
Axillary
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A phrase used 2 refer 2 the entire leg
Lower extremity
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A term meaning sole of the foot
Plantar
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A term meaning the creased area behind the knee
Popliteal
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A term meaning the torso, excluding the head and the extreminites
Trunk
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A term meaning the region around the navel
Umbilical
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A phrase used 2 refer 2 the entire arm
Upper extremity
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Quadrant that contains right lobe of liver, right kidney, upper portion of the right ureter, small section of the pancreas, gallbladder, portions of the colon and intestines
Right upper quadrant
| RUQ
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Quadrant that contains lower portion of the right ureter, portions of the colon and intestine, appendix, female:right ovary, male: right vas deferens and seminal vessel
Right lower quadrant
| RLQ
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Quadrant that contains stomach, spleen, left lobe of the liver, most of the pancreas, left kidney, upper portion of the left ureter, portions of the colon and intestines
Left upper quadrant
| LUQ
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Quadrant that contains lower portion of the left ureter, portions of the intestines and colon, sigmoid colon, female: left ovary and fallopian tube, male: left vas deferens and seminal vessel
Left lower quadrant
| LLQ
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The bodies internal organs
Viscera
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Contains most of the bodies viscera
4 areas of the body found w/in a protective membrane sac
2 r dorsal, 2 r ventral
Body cavities
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A dorsal cavity
Lies inside of the skull and contains the brain and the meninges protective sac
Cranial cavity
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A dorsal cavity
Formed by canal through the vertebrae
Contains the spinal cord and its meninges protective sac
Spinel cavity
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Superior of 2 ventral cavities
Found enclosed by ribs
Contains: heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, aorta and thymus gland
Is divided in2 1 central and 2 side regions: mediastinum and pleural cavities
Thoracic cavity
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The central region of the thoracic cavity
Contains: heart, trachea, esophagus, aorta and thymus gland
(Heart is encased in the pericardial sac)
Mediastinum
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2 side regions w/in the thoracic cavity
Each region contains 1 lung
(Both lungs r covered by pleura protective sacs)
Pleural cavities
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Inferior of 2 ventral cavities
Subdivided in2 2 regions: abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity
This cavity is covered by the peritoneum protective membrane
Abdominopelvic cavity
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1 of 2 regions w/in the abdominopelvic cavity
Contains: stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas and portions of the colon and intestine
Abdominal cavity
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1 of 2 regions w/in the abdominopelvic cavity
Contains: urinary bladder, ureters, urethra and portions of the colon
and intestines of both genders
Females: uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and vagina
Males: prostate gland, seminal vessels, bulbourethral gland and
portions of the vas deferons
Pelvic cavity
