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Chapter 2 Terms And Anatomy Flashcards

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Structural organization of the body

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Cells
Tissues
Organs
Systems

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Cell

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The fundamental unit of all living things

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Name the 4 cells for individual function

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Epithelial cell
Fat cell (adipocytes)
Nerve cell ( neurons)
Muscle cell ( myocytes)
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Name the 4 different tissues

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Epithelial tissue
Muscle tissue
Connective tissue
Nerve tissue

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Organs

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Made from tissue and work with other organs

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Organ systems

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One or more organs working together

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Body cavities are

Define

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The spaces within the body that contain internal organs ( viscera)

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What are the 5 body cavities?

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Cranialy
Thoracic
Abdominal
Pelvic 
Spinal

Some times: abdominal-pelvic

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What’s in the cranial cavity?

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The brain

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What’s in the thoracic cavity?

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Lungs and heart

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What’s in the abdominal cavity?

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Stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas.

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What’s in the pelvic cavity?

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Portions of the small and large intestines, bladder, rectum.

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What’s in the spinal cavity?

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Nerves of the spinal cord.

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Which body cavity contains the pleural cavity and the mediastinum?

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Thoracic cavity

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Which body cavity contains the peritoneum?

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Abdominal

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Abdominopelvic Regions?
9 all together
Name them

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Left and right hypochondriac regions
With epigastric between them

Under that

Left and right lumbar regions
With umbilical region between them

Under that

Left and right inguinal regions
With hypogastric region in between them

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Abdominopelvic quadrants?
There are four.
Name them.

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Right upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Left upper Quadrant (LUQ)
Right lower Quadrant (RLQ)
Left lower Quadrant (LLQ)

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Name the abdominopelvic region that is located in the central region near the navel.

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Umbilical region

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Name the abdominopelvic region that is located in the lower middle below the umbilical region.

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Hypogastric region

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Name the 5 anatomical divisions of the back from most superior to most inferior.

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Cervical
Thoracic 
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccygeal
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Another name for the anterior side of body

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Ventral

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Another name for posterior side of body

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Dorsal

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The 3 planes of the body

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Frontal (coronal)
Sagittal ( lateral)
Transverse (cross-sectional or axial)

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If you’re Supine you laying on your?

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Back

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If your laying prone you’re on your?

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Stomach

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Process of cutting the skull?

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Craniotomy

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Abdominal

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Pertaining to the abdomen

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Adipose

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Pertaining to fat

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Anterior

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Pertaining to front

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Anabolism

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Process of casting up ( building-up or synthesizing process in a cell)

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck

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Chondroma

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Tumor of cartilage

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Chondrosarcoma

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Flesh tumor ( malignant) of cartilage (tissue)

All sarcomas are malignant ( cancerous) tumors

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Chromosomes

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“Color bodies” ; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of cell.

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Coccygeal

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Pertaining to the tailbone

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Craniotomy

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Incision of the skull

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Cytoplasm

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Contents ( formation) of the cell( apart from the nucleus and cell membrane)

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Distal

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Pertaining to far from the beginning of a structure

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Dorsal

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Pertaining to the back

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Histology

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Study of tissues

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iliac

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Pertaining to the ilium ( iliac- hip bone)

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Inguinal

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Pertaining to the groin

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Karyotype

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Picture classification of the nucleus and its chromosomes

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Lateral

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Pertaining to the side

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Lumbosacral

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Pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions

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Medial

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Pertaining to the middle

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Pelvic

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Pertaining to the pelvis( bones in the region of the hip)

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Posterior

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Pertaining to the back, behind

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Proximal

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Pertaining to near the beginning of a structure

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Sacral

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Pertaining to the sacrum( lower back)

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Sarcoma

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Tumor(malignant) of flesh tissue

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Spinal

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Pertaining to the spine; backbone

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Epithelial cell

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Cell covering the surface of the skin and inner linings of the body cavities and tubes

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Thoracic

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Pertaining to the chest

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Thoracotomy

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Incision of the chest

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Tracheal

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Pertaining to the windpipe

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Umbilical

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Pertaining to the navel

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Ventral

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Pertaining to the belly side of the body

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Vertebral

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Pertaining to the vertebrae

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Visceral

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Pertaining to internal organs

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Anabolic

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Pertaining to casting up; building substances (proteins) in the cell.

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Catabolism

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Pertaining to casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release energy

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Epigastric

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Pertaining to above the stomach

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Hypochondriac region

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Pertaining to under the rib cartilages ( area of the abdomen)

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Intervertebral

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Pertaining to between the vertebrae

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Metabolism

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State of building up( anabolism) and breaking down (catabolism) ; processes in a cell.

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