Chap 2 - body structures Flashcards

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1
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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2
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cyt/o

A

cell

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3
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hist/o

A

tissue

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4
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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5
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anter/o

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anterior, front

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6
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caud/o

A

tail

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7
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dist/o

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far, furthest

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8
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dors/o

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back (of body)

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9
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infer/o

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lower, below

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10
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later/o

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lateral, side

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11
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medi/o

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middle

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12
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poster/o

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back, behind, posterior

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13
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proxim/o

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nearest, near

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14
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super/o

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upper, above

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15
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ventr/o

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belly, belly side

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16
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—ad

A

toward

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17
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—logist

A

specialist in the study of

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18
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—logy

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study of

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19
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—lysis

A

separation, destruction, loosening

20
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—toxic

A

posion

21
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cytology

A

study of cells

22
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cytologist

A

person who study cells

23
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cytolysis

A

destruction of cells

24
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10 pertaining to suffixes

A

—ac —al —ar —ary —eal —iac —ic —ior —ous —tic

25
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front of body

A

anterior, ventral

26
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back of body

A

posterior, dorsal

27
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caudal

A

tail

28
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proximal

A

nearest pt of attachment

29
Q

adduction

A

towards the body

30
Q

abdomin/o

A

abdomen

31
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cephal/o

A

head

32
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cervic/o

A

neck, cervix

33
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crani/o

A

cranium

34
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

35
Q

ili/o

A

ilium lateral portion of hip bone

36
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inguin/o

A

groin

37
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lumb/o

A

loins (lower back)

38
Q

pelv/i , pelv/o

A

pelvis

39
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spin/o

A

spine

40
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thorac/o

A

chest

41
Q

umbilic/o

A

umbilicus, navel

42
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Ventral body cavities

A

thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

43
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Dorsal body cavities

A

cranial, spinal

44
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divison for abdominal pelvic cavity

A

diaphragm

45
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3 major plans of body

A

median (midsagittal) frontal (coronal) horizontal (transverse)