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Chapter 2 - Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole Flashcards

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adip/o

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fat

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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anter/o

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front

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bol/o

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to cast, throw

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cervic/o

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neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chrom/o

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color

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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crani/o

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skull

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cyt/o

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cell

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dist/o

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far, distant

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dors/o

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back portion of the body

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hist/o

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tissue

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ili/o

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ilium

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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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lower back

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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/i

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pelvis, hip region

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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nearest

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

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flesh

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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thel/o

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thorac/o

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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vertebr/o

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vertebra(e), backbone(s)

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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Digestive system consists of…

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mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

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Respiratory system consists of….

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nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs

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Circulatory system consists of…

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heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, nodes, spleen, and thymus gland

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Urinary system consists of…

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kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

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Reproductive system consists of…

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FEMALE: ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, mammary glands
MALE: testes and associated tubes, urethra, penis, prostate gland

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Endocrine system consists of…

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thyroid, pituitary gland, ovaries, testes, adrenal glands, pancreas, parathyroid glands

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Nervous system consists of…

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brain, spinal cord, nerves, and collections of nerves

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Musculoskeletal system consists of…

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muscles, bones, joints

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Skin and Sense Organs…

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skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, eye, ear, nose, tongue

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What are the 5 body cavities? (CTAPS)

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cranial, thoracic, abdominal, pelvis, and spinal

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cranial cavity consists of…

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brain, pituitary gland

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thoracic cavity consists of…

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lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus gland, and aorta

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abdominal cavity consists of…

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stomach, small/lg intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver and gall bladder

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pelvic cavity consists of…

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portions of sm/lg intestines, rectum, bladder, urethra, ureters (uterus, ovaries, and vagina in female)

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spinal cavity consists of…

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spinal cord

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internal organs are known as…

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two divisions of the thoracic cavity…

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pleural and mediastinum

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pleural division of the thoracic cavity ..

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space between the membranes that surround each lung..
have double folded membrane called pleura..
inflamed is pleurisy or pleuritis

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mediastinum division of the thoracic cavity..

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centrally located area between the lungs..

contains the heart, aorta, trachea, bronchial tubes, esophagus, thymus gland, and many lymph nodes

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thoracic and abdominal cavity are separated by…

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muscular wall (diaphragm)

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abdominal cavity…

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peritoneum - double folded membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity.
includes: stomach, sm/lg intestine, pancreas, spleen, liver, gall bladder, and greater omentum.
kidneys are retroperitoneal.

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abdominopelvic regions

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hypochondriac regions (left and right upper quadrants)
epigastric region (middle upper quadrant)
lumbar regions (left and right middle quadrants)
umbilical region (middle middle quadrant)
inguinal regions (left and right lower quadrants)
suprapubic/hypogastric region (middle lower quadrant)
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Right upper quadrant (RUQ)

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right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, parts of sm/lg intestines

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Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

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left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, parts of small and large intestines

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Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

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parts of small and large intestines, right ovary, right Fallopian tubes, appendix, right ureter

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Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

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parts of small and large intestines, left ovary, left Fallopian tube, left ureter

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divisions of the spinal column (33 vertebrae total)

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cervical (7)
thoracic (12) 
lumbar (5)
sacral (5)
coccygeal (4)
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the function of both the male and female pelvis is..

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locomotion

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female pelvis

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broader, adaptation for parturition (childbearing), especially the lesser pelvis, bones more slender, false pelvis is shallow, pelvic inlet is oval, pelvic outlet is larger, pubic arch (90 degrees) is more rounded and wider, sacrum is shorter/wider/flatter

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male pelvis

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not as broad, heavier build and larger muscles, pelvic inlet is heart shaped, pelvic cavity is not as roomy, distance between the inlet and outlet is not short, outlet is smaller, pubic arch is 60 degrees

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