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Chapter 2: Pertaining to the Body as a Whole Flashcards

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1
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Lying on the back

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Supine

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Lying on the belly

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Prone

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Pertaining to the middle

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medial

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Pertaining to the side

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Lateral

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Above another structure

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Superior (Cephalic)

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Below another structure

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Inferior (Caudal)

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Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure

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Proxmial

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Far from the point of attachment or far from the beginning of a structure

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Distal

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on the surface of the body

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Superficial

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Away from the surface of the body

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Deep

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Back of the body

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Posterior (doral)

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front of the body

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anterior

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Vertical plane that divided the body inot right and left portion

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sagittal (lateral) plane

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horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions

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Transverse (axial) plane

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Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

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Frontal (Coronal) plane

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A pad of cartilage between each backbone and the next

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Disk

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17
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a backbone

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Vertebra

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Space between the lungs, containing the heart, windpipe and aorta

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Mediastinum

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19
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Muscular wall separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities

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Diaphragm

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20
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Membrane surrounding the abdominal viscera

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Peritoneum

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21
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Membrane surrounding the lungs

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Pleura

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Metabolism

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total chemical processes in the cell

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Anabolism

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building up large proteins

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Catabolism

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Nutrients are broken down to the simpler substances, energy is released.

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25
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Cell Membrane

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Structure surrounding and protect the cell.

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26
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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Network of canals within the cell

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27
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DNA

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Chemical found within each chromosome.

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28
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Nucleus

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controls the operation of cell

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29
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mitochondria

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small sausage shaped bodies that provide the source of energy

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30
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chromosomes

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rod like structure within the nucleus

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31
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Coccygeal

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tailbone region

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32
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Sacral

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region of the sacrum (S1 to S5)

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Lumbar

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lower back (loin) region (L1 to L5)

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34
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Thoracic

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Chest region (T1 to T12)

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35
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Cervical

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Neck region (C1-C7)

36
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abdomen/o

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abdomen

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adip/o

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fat

38
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anter/o

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front

39
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bol/o

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to cast

40
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cervic/o

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neck

41
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chondr/o

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cartilage

42
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chrom/o

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color

43
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coccyg/o

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coccyx

44
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crani/o

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skull

45
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cyt/o

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cell

46
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dist/o

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far, distant

47
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dors/o

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back portion

48
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hist/o

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tissue

49
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ili/o

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ilium

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inguin/o

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groin

51
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kary/o

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nucleus

52
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later/o

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side

53
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lumb/o

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lower back

54
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medi/o

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middle

55
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nucle/o

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nucleus

56
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pelv/i

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pelvis, hip region

57
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poster/o

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behind, back

58
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proxim/o

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nearest

59
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saCr/o

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sacrum

60
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saRc/o

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flesh (malignant)

61
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spin/o

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spine

62
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thel/o

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nipple

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theli/o

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nipple

64
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thorac/o

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chest

65
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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

66
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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

67
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ventr/o

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belly

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

69
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viscer/o

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internal organs

70
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ana-

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up

71
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cata-

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down

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epi-

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above

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hypo-

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below, deficiency

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inter-

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between

75
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meta-

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change

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-al

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

78
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-ectomy

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to remove

79
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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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process, condition

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-ose

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pertaining to full of

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-plasm

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formation

85
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-somes

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bodies

86
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-tomy

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process of cutting

87
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-type

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picture, classification

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