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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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Midsagittal or midline

A

Sagittal plane the divides the body into equal left or right halves

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Dorsal

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Back of an organ or body
Dors- =back of the body
-al = pertaining to

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Ventral

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Front of an organ or body
Ventr- = front of body
-al = pertaining to

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Aden/o

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Gland

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-stasis or -static

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Control, maintenance of a constant level

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Path/o or -pathy

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Disease or suffering

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Caud/o

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Lower part of the body

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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9
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Thoracic cavity

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Contains/ protects heart and lungs

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Exo-

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Exit or outside of

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Plas/i or plas/o or -plasia

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Development or growth or formation

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Aplasia

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Defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue
A- = without
-plasia = development

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14
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Congenital disorder

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Abnormal condition that existed at the time of birth

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Exocrine glands

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Secrete chemical substance into ducts that go out of the body or other organs
Exo- = out
Crin/o = secrete

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16
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Body planes

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Imaginary vertical/horizontal lines that divide body for descriptive purposes

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Posterior

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Situated in the back
Poster = back or toward the back
-ior = pertaining to

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18
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Vector-borne transmission

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Spread of certain disease due to bite of a vector

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19
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Aden/o

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Gland

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20
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Carcin

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Cancerous

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21
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-oma

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Tumor

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Physi/o

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Nature or physical

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-eal

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Pertaining to

24
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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum (large membrane in abdomen that connects and supports internal organs)

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-itis

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Inflammation

26
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Cyt/o

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Cell

27
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-ologist

A

Specialist

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-ology

A

Study of

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Path/o or pathy

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Disease or suffering or feeling

30
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Hypo-

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Deficient

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Pan-

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Entire

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Dem

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Population

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Home/o

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Constant

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Endemic

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Disease within population or area
En- within
Dem- population
-ic pertaining to

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Pandemic

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Disease affecting entire population

36
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Epidemic

A

Disease present in specific population or area
Epi- above, upon, on

37
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Epigastric region

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Located above stomach

38
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Distal

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Means situated farthest from midline

39
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Idi/o

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Peculiar to the individual

40
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Retro-

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Behind

41
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-al

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Pertaining to

42
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Dors/o

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Back of the body

43
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Carcin/o

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Cancerous

44
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Inguinal

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Refers to lower area of the abdomen
(Relating to the groin)

45
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Ventr/o

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Front of organ or body

46
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En-

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In or within
(Ex: enter)

47
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Crin/o or -crine

A

To secrete

48
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Ana-

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Backward

49
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A-

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No, not, without, away from, negative

50
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Hypertrophy

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Increase in size of organ but not an increase in cells or tissue
Hyper- excessive
-trophy development

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Anter/o

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Before or front

52
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Cephal/o

A

Head

53
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Caudel

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Lower part of the body

54
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Idiopathic

A

Without known cause

55
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Nosocomial infection

A

Disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting

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