Chapter 2 part 2 Flashcards
right and left lumbar regions
located near the inward curve of the spine
lumb
lower back
umbilical region
region surrounding the naval or belly button
right and left iliac regions
located near the hip bones
ili
hip bone
quadrant
divided into four
peritoneum
multilayered membrane that protects and holds organs in place within the abdominal cavity
membrane
thin layer of tissue that covers a surface, lines a cavity or divides a space or organ
parietal peritoneum
outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of the abdominal wall
mesentery
fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior of the abdominal wall
visceral peritoneum
inner layer of the peritoneum that surrounds the organs of the abdominal cavity
visceral
relating to internal organs
retroperitoneal
behind the peritoneum
peritonitis
inflammation of the peritoneum
cells
basic structural and functional units of the body
cytology
the study of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and chemistry of the cell
cytologist
specialist in the study and analysis of cells
cell membrane
tissue that surrounds and protects the contents of a cell from the external environment
cytoplasm
material within the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus
plasm
formative material of cells
nucleus
surrounded by the nuclear membrane, controls activities of cells and helps the cell divide
stem cells
unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves for long periods of time by cell division
adult stem cells or somatic stem cells
undifferentiated cells in a tissue or organ thats role is to maintain and repair the tissue from which it is found
undifferentiated
not having a specialized function or structure
differentiated
having a specialized function or structure
hemopoietic
pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells
graft vs host disease
possibility of rejection from recipient
embryonic stem cells
undifferentiated cells that are unlike any specific adult cell, however they have an important ability to form any adult cell
embryo
a developing child during its first 8 weeks in the womb
embry/o
fertilized ovum
cord blood
blood from the human umbilical cord, a source of stem cells
gene
fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity
genetics
study of how genes are transferred from parents to their children and the role of genes in health and disease
gene
producing
tics
pertaining to
geneticist
specialist in genes
dominant gene
when it is inherited from either parent the child will have that condition
recessive gene
when it is inherited from both parents the child will have that condition
sickle cell anemia
a group of inherited red blood cell disorders that are transmitted by a recessive gene
genome
complete set of genetic information of an organism
chromosome
a genetic structure located within the nucleus of each cell
somatic cell
any cell in the body except gametes (sex cells)
gamete
sperm or egg aka sex cell wth 23 chromosomes
helix
shape twisted like a spiral staircase
double helix
2 spirals twisted together
dna
a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes and is the carrier of genetic information
