Chapter 2 Flashcards
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
anter/o
before/front
caud/o
lower part of body, tail
cephal/o
head
cyt/o, -cyte
cell
end-, endo-
in, within, inside
exo-
outside, out of, away from
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
-ologist
specialist
-ology
science or study of
path/o, -pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
plas/i, plas/o, -plasia
development, growth, formation
poster/o
behind, toward the back
-stasis, -static
control, maintenance of a constant level
anatomy
study of the structures of the body
physiology
study of the functions of the structures of the body
midsagittal plane
equal right-left
transverse plane
horizontal plane divides body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions
sagittal
vertical plane divides body into unequal left and right portions
frontal plane
vertical plane divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
ventral
front side (belly side)
dorsal
back side
cephalic
towards the head (cephal=head, -ic=pertaining to)
caudal
toward the lower part of the body
proximal
near the midline or beginning of body structure
distal
farthest from the midline or beginning of body structure
medial
direction towards or nearer the midline
lateral
direction towards or nearer the side of the body away from the midline
dorsal cavity
includes cranial cavity and spinal cavity
homeostasis
home/o -stasis body maintains constant internal environment
thoracic cavity
chest cavity, thorax, protects heart and lungs
abdominal cavity
abdomen, organs of digestion
pelvic cavity
space formed by hip bones, contains reproductive and excretory systems
inguinal
groin area
chondr/i
cartilage
hypochondriac regions
right and left, lower ribs
epigastric regions
above the stomach (epi- above)
right and left lumbar regions
part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis
umbilical region
surrounds umbilicus (belly button)
right and left iliac regions
over the hip bones
ili
hip bones
hypogastric regions
below the stomach
quadrants of the abdomen
RUQ-right upper quadrant
LUQ-left upper quadrant
RLQ-right lower quadrant
LLQ-left lower quadrant
A ___ is acquired in a hospital setting
nosocomial infection
The primary role of the undifferentiated ____ ____ cells is to maintain and repair the tissue in which they are found
adult stem
inflammation of a gland
adenitis
the outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of the abdominal wall
parietal peritoneum
fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity
gene
study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues
histology
specialist in the study of outbreaks
epidemiologist
The ___ ___ secrete chemical substances into ducts
exocrine glands
The location of the stomach is ____ to the diaphram
inferior
HD
huntington’s disease
CD
communicable disease
GP
General Practitioner
CH
chromosome
unfavorable response to medical treatment, such as severe burns from radiation therapy, is known as ____ illness
iatrogenic
The doctor could not find any physical changes to explain her symptoms, this is known as a ___ disorder
physical
a virus spread by mosquitoes is _____ borne
vector
nerve cells and blood vessels are surrounded and supported by _____ connective tissue
loose
muscle pain
myalgia
inflammation of the larnyx
layrngitis
nephr/o
kidney
peritoneum
multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity
mesentery
fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches part of the intestine to the abdominal wall
retro-
behind
cytology
study of the cell
-plasm
formative material of cells
CF
cystic fibrosis
Hemophilia
blood cotting factor is missing
