Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards by Brian Baldwin

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abdomin/o-

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abdominal cavity

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abdomin/o- pelvic/o-

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abdominal pelvic cavity

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The body head up, hands to the side

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anatomical position

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Study of structures of the body

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anatomy

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anter/o-

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anterior pertaining to front of the body

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anter/o- poster/o-

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anteriorposterior front to the back

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hemat/o-

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blood

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cardi/o- vascul/o-

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cardiovascular system

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cardi/o

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cardiology

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caud/o- caudad

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Inferior toward the tailbone

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cav/o-

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cavity

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cellul/o- cyt/o-

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cell

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permeable barrier that surrounds a cell

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Cellular membrane

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cephalad

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superior towards the head

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coron/o-

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coronal plane divides the back and front of the body

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crani/o-

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Cranial cavity

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dent/o-

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dentistry

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dermat/o-

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dermatology (skin)

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dietet/o

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dietetics specialty that deals with nutrition and diet

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dist/o-

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distal away from point of origin.

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dors/o-

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dorsal pertaining to posterior back of the body

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crin/o-

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secrete, pertaining to endocrine system

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extern/o-

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external

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genit/o-

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genitilia

ger/o iatr/0-

old / medical treatment, physician

gynec/o-

gynecology female, woman study of

immun/o-

immune response

infer/o-

inferior meaning below

intern/o-

internal (inside)

later/o-

Side like in lateral

scope/o-

to examine with insturment

macr/o

large used with macroscope instrument used to examine small structures.

Pertaining to middle of the body

medial

micr/o-

one millionth, small

mit/o-

thread like structure

muscul/o-

muscle

ne/o-

new

nat/o-

birth

nerv/o-

nerve

neur/o-

nerve neurology

nucle/o-

nucleus

obstetr/o-

pregnancy and child birth

onc/o-

mass, tumor

ophthalm/o-

eye (ophthalmology)

body structure composed of tissues

organ

organ/o-

organ

orth/o- ped/o-

straight / child ie orthopedics

ot/o- laryng/o-

ear/larnyx otolaryngology ENT

ped/o- iatr/o-

child, physician pediatrics

pelv/o-

pelvic or hip bone

pharmac/o-

drug, medicine used with pharmacology

physi/o-

physical function physicology

poster/o-

posterior back of

person laying on the anterior part of their body

prone

proxim/o-

near the point of origin ie proximal

psych/o-

mind