Ch 5 Terms Flashcards
somat/o
body
Somatic cells
All body cells except reproductive cells (sperm and ova(
4 Types of tissue
epithelial - covering ie. skin and lining
connective tissue - binding ie. fat and bone
muscular tissue - can contract
nervous tissue - conduct electrical signals
Body System
Set of organs that work together to perform a set of functions
List Body Systems
Muscular System Skeletal System Cardiovascular System Lymphatic System Respiratory System Digestive System Urinary System Reproductive system Endocrine System Nervous System Integumentary system (skin)
ana-
upward, excessive or again
-plasia
development or formation of tissue
hyperplasia
Abnormal increase in # of cells
hypertrophy
abnormal increase in size of cells / organ
anaplasia
Characteristic of cancer cells as it is a reversion to a more primitive cell type
anter/o
toward the front; ventral
poster/o
toward the back; dorsal
ventr/o
front; anterior = ventral
dors/o
back; posterior = dorsal
medi/o
middle
later/o
away from the middle toward the outside
superi/o
uppermost / above
infer/o
lowermost / below
proxim/o
near the point of origin or point of attachment
dist/o
far or distant from the point of attachment
cephadad
toward the head
caudad
toward the tail
inter/o
internal / within
extern/o
exterior / outside
forntal / coronal plane
divides the body into front and back sides
sagital plane
divides the body into left and right sides
transverse plane
divides the body into top and bottom
lapar/o
abdominal wall
cyst/o
bladder
dactyl/o
digits (fingers / toes)
acr/o
extremities
omphal/o
umbilic/o
umbilical
inguin/o
groin
Palmar
palm (positional)
plantar
sole of foot (positional)
crin/o
to secrete
dacry/o
lacrim/o
to cry
-emia
condition of the blood
hem/o
hemat/o
blood
hidr/o
sweat
hydr/o
water
lymph/o
lymph
Muc/o
mucus
-poiesis
production
-poietin
substance that produces
py/o
pus
sial/o
saliva
spinabifida
congenital disorder caused by incomplete closure of the structures of the spine
reduction
pulling bone fragments into alignment
