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chapter 2 Flashcards

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thorac/o

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chest

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crani/o

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skull

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frontal plane

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-vertical place the divides the body/ body art into front and back portions
(anterior and posterior)

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sagittal (lateral plane)

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-splits the body right in half
-splits into right and left sides
midsagittal place divides the body vertical into the right and left halves

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transverse (axial plane)

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-divides the body into top and bottom portions

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-ior

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pertaining to

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anterior

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pertaining to the front

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes (leading from the windpipe to the lungs)

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bronchoscopy

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process of visually examining the bronchial tubes

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cervic/o

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neck of the body or neck of the uterus (cervix of the uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chondroma

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benign tumor/ mass on the cartilage

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-eal

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pertaining to

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coccyg/o

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coccyx, tailbone

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coccygeal

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pertaining to the coccyx or the tailbone

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epitheli/o

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skin
-surface tissue

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epithelial

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pertaining to the skin surface

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esphag/o

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esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach)

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esophageal

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pertaining to the esophagus

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laryngeal

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pertaining to the the larynx

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laryngectomy

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incision in the larynx

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lumb/o

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-loin (wasit)

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lumbar

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pertaining to the loin (waist)

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum
-space between the lungs

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mediastinal

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-pertaining to the mediastinum

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pelv/o

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pelvis (bones of the hip)

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pelvic

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pertaining to the pelvis

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pelvic

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pertaining to the pelvis

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peritoneal

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pertaining to the peritoneum

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peritone/o

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peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pharyngeal

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pertaining to the pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pleuritis

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inflammation of the pleura

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poster/o

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back behind

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posterior

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pertaining to the back

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radi/o

A

xrays

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radiology

A

study of x rays

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sacr/o

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sacrum
-five fused bones in the lower back

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sacral

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pertaining to the sacrum

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spin/o

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spine
backbone

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spinal

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pertaining to the spine

43
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thoracotomy

A

incision of the trachea

44
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vertebra

A

backbone

45
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vertebral

A

pertaining to the vertebra

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