Chapter 2 - Human Body In Health And Disease 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-
out of, outside, away from
hist/o
tissue
-ologist
specialist
-ology
the 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
the study of the structures of the body
physiology
study of the functions of the structures of the body
anatomic position
describes the body standing in the standard position (standing up straight, holding the arms at the sides, palm facing forward)
body planes
imaginary vertical and horizontal lines used to divide the body into sections for descriptive purposes
vertical planes
an up-and-down plane that us at a right angle to the horizon
saggital plane
vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions
