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HTEC 60 Medical Terminology > Ch 5 Terms > Flashcards

Ch 5 Terms Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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somat/o

A

body

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Somatic cells

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All body cells except reproductive cells (sperm and ova(

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4 Types of tissue

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epithelial - covering ie. skin and lining
connective tissue - binding ie. fat and bone
muscular tissue - can contract
nervous tissue - conduct electrical signals

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4
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Body System

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Set of organs that work together to perform a set of functions

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5
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List Body Systems

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Muscular System
Skeletal System
Cardiovascular System
Lymphatic System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Reproductive system
Endocrine System
Nervous System
Integumentary system (skin)
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ana-

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upward, excessive or again

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-plasia

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development or formation of tissue

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hyperplasia

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Abnormal increase in # of cells

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hypertrophy

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abnormal increase in size of cells / organ

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anaplasia

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Characteristic of cancer cells as it is a reversion to a more primitive cell type

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anter/o

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toward the front; ventral

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poster/o

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toward the back; dorsal

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ventr/o

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front; anterior = ventral

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dors/o

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back; posterior = dorsal

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medi/o

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middle

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later/o

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away from the middle toward the outside

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superi/o

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uppermost / above

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infer/o

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lowermost / below

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proxim/o

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near the point of origin or point of attachment

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dist/o

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far or distant from the point of attachment

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cephadad

A

toward the head

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caudad

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toward the tail

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inter/o

A

internal / within

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extern/o

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exterior / outside

25
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forntal / coronal plane

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divides the body into front and back sides

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sagital plane

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divides the body into left and right sides

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transverse plane

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divides the body into top and bottom

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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

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cyst/o

A

bladder

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dactyl/o

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digits (fingers / toes)

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acr/o

A

extremities

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omphal/o

umbilic/o

A

umbilical

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inguin/o

A

groin

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Palmar

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palm (positional)

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plantar

A

sole of foot (positional)

36
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crin/o

A

to secrete

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dacry/o

lacrim/o

A

to cry

38
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-emia

A

condition of the blood

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hem/o

hemat/o

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blood

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hidr/o

A

sweat

41
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hydr/o

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water

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lymph/o

A

lymph

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Muc/o

A

mucus

44
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-poiesis

A

production

45
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-poietin

A

substance that produces

46
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py/o

A

pus

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sial/o

A

saliva

48
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spinabifida

A

congenital disorder caused by incomplete closure of the structures of the spine

49
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reduction

A

pulling bone fragments into alignment

HTEC 60 Medical Terminology (11 decks)

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