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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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anter/o

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before, front

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caud/o

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lower part of the body, tail

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cephal/o

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head

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cyt/o, cyte

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cell

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end, endo

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in, within, inside

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exo

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out, outside, away from

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hist/o

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tissue

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path/o, pathy

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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plas/i, plas/o, plasia

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development, growth, formation

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poster/o

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behind, toward the back

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statis, static

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control, maintenance of a constant level

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anatomic reference systems

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used to describe the locations of the structural units of the body

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anatomy

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study of the structures of the body

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physiology

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study of the functions of the structures of the body

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anatomic position

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body standing in the standard position

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body planes

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imaginary vertical and horizontal lines used to divide the body into sections for a descriptive purpose

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vertical plane

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up and down plane that is at a right angle to the horizon

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sagittal plane

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vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

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mid sagittal plane

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aka midline the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves

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frontal plane

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vertical plane that divides the body into the anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions aka coronal plane, located at right angles to the sagittal plane

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horizontal plane

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flat, crosswise plane such as the horizon

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transverse plane

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horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions, can be at waist or any other level across the body

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ventral

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front or belly side of the body

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al

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pertaining to

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ventr

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dorsal

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back of the organ or body

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dors

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back of the body

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anterior

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situated in the front

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ior

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pertaining to

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posterior

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situated in the back

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superior

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uppermost, above or toward the head

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inferior

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lowermost, below or toward the feet

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cephalic

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toward the head

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caudal

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toward the lower part of the body

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proximal

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situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure

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distal

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farthest away from the midline or beginning of a body structure

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medial

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direction toward or nearer the midline

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lateral

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direction toward or nearer the side of the body away from the midline

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bilateral

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relating to or having two sides

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body cavities

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spaces within the body that contain and protect internal organs

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dorsal cavity

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located along the back of the body and head contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate body functions and is divided into two portions

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cranial cavity

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located within the skull, surrounds and protects the brain

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spinal cavity

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located within the spinal column, surrounds and protects the spinal cord

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ventral cavity

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located along the front of the body, contains body organs that sustain homeostasis

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homeostasis

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process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment

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home/o

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stasis

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thoracic cavity

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in the ventral cavity aka chest cavity or thorax that surrounds and protects the heart and lungs

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diaphragm

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muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

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abdominal cavity

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contains the major organs of digestion aka abdomen

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pelvic cavity

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the place formed by the hip bones and contains the organs of the reproductive and excretory systems

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abdominopelivic cavity

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pelvic and abdominal cavity together since there is no physical distinction

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inguinal

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relating to the groin

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groin

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the crease at the junction of the trunk with the upper end of the thigh

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regions of the thorax and abdomen

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descriptive system that divides the abdomen and lower portion of the thorax into parts

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right and left hypochondriac regions

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covered by the lower ribs

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chondriac

A

below the ribs

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epigastric region

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above the stomach

Medical Terminology (26 decks)

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