Chapter 3- Terms Related To Whole Body Flashcards by Paris Williams

) aden/o
)blast/o
)cyt/o
)fibr/o
)gluc/o
)hem/o,hemat/o
)host/o
)Hydr/o
)lei/o
)lip/o
)morph/o
)my/o
)necr/o
)neur/o
)uncle/o
) oste/o
)path/o
)sarc/o
)troph/o
)viscer/o

1-gland
2-immature cell
3-cell
4-fiber
5-glucose, sugar
6-blood
7-tissue
8-water, watery fluid 
9-smooth
10-fat
11-form, shape
12-muscle
13-death
14- nerve
15-nucleus
16-bone
17- disease
18-flesh
19-nourishment
20-internal organs

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cyte
oma
osis
pathy
plasia
stasis

1- cell

2- tumor

3-abnormal condition

4- disease

5- formation ( cell growth)

6- stopping , standing still

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Body system

Group of organs with related functions

; organ system

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Cell

Smallest independent unit of living structure

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Chromosome

Structure in cell nucleus that carries information in the form of genes

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Cytoplasm

Substance of a cell excluding the nucleus

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Gene

Sequence of DNA on a chromosome that determines hereditary

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Nucleus

Central structure in a cell that contains chromosomes

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Cytology

Study of cells

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Histology

Study of cells and tissue

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Homeostasis

State of equilibrium

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Metabolism

Sum of the normal chemical and physical changes occurring in tissue

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Organ

Grouping of two or more tissues that are integrated to perform a specific function

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Organ system

Group of organs with related functions ; body system

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Somatic

Pertaining to the body

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Systematic

Pertaining to the body as a whole

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Tissue

Group of similar cells that perform a specific function

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Visceral

Pertaining to the internal organs

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Acute

Chronic

Etiology

1- referring to a disease of sudden onset and brief course

2- referring to a persistent disease or illness

3- study of the cause of disease

Exacerbation

An increase in the severity of a disease or symptoms

Hyperplasia

Excessive growth of tissue

Idiopathic

Related to a disease or unknown cause

Inflammation

Localized physical changes in tissue causing swelling or redness

Lesion

A pathological change in tissue resulting from a wound or injury

Necrosis

Pathological Death of cells or tissue

Pathogen

Any virus , microorganism? Or and substance that causes disease

Remission

Lessening in severity of disease symptoms

1- abdomin/o 2- acr/o 3-brachi/o 4- cervic/o 5- lumb /o 6- ped/o, pod/o 7- pelv/o 8- thorac/o

1-abdomen 2- extremity , tip 3- arm 4- neck 5- lumbar region , lower back 6- foot 7- pelvis 8- thorax , chest

Abdomen

Abdominal region ; section of the trunk between pelvis and chest

Cranium

Skull

Diaphragm

Muscle between the abdominal and thoracic cavities

Extremity

Limb

Pelvis

Pelvic region ; area of the pelvis below ( inferior to abdomen )

Thorax

Chest ; upper part of trunk

Abdominal cavity

Space within the abdomen occupied by digestive and other organs

Cranial cavity

Space within the skull occupied by the. Brain

Pelvic cavity

Space within the pelvis occupied by certain reproductive organs

Spinal cavity

Space within the vertebrae occupied by spinal cord

Thoracic cavity

Space within the chest occupied by the lungs and heart

1. Caudal 2. Cephal/o 3. Dorsal 4. Inferior 5. Medi/o

1- tail 2- head 3- back 4- below 5- middle

``` 1- antero 2-circum 3-epi 4-infra 5-inter 6-intra 7-latero 8-peri 9-postero 10-proximo 11-retro 12-sub 13-super 14-Supra 15-ventro ```

``` 1-front 2-around 3-on, following 4-below, beneath 5-between 6-within 7-side 8-around , surrounding 9-back 10-near point of region 11-backward , behind 12-below , beneath 13-above 14-above 15-belly ```

``` 1- cephalad 2-caudad 3- superior 4-inferior 5- anterior 6-posterior 7- ventral 8- dorsal 9-lateral 10-medial 11-unilateral 12-bilateral 13-proximal 14-distal 15- superficial 16-deep 17-anteroposterior ```

``` 1-toward the head 2-toward tail 3-above , upward 4-below , downward 5-front of body 6-back of body 7-pertaining to belly 8- pertaining to the back 9-pertaining to side 10-pertaining to middle 11-one side 12- both sides 13-closest to the trunk or attachment point 14-away from trunk or attachment point 15-near the surface 16-away from surface 16-from front to back ( anterior to posterior ) ```

``` 1-Anatomic position 2-decubitus 3-dorsal recumbent 4- fielder position 5-semi recumbent 6-lateral recumbent 7-prone 8-supine ```

1-body in standard position 2-lying down 3-lying on back with legs bent and feet flat 4- lying on back with head of bed raised 45 degrees 5- synonymous with fielder position 6- lying on the side 7- lying face down 8- lying face up

1 - planes 2- frontal plane 3- coronal plane 4- Sagittarius plane 5 - transverse plane

1- am imaginary surface that extends through two definite points 2- vertical plane dividing the anterior and posterior halves 3- synonymous with frontal plane 4- vertical plane dividing into left and right halves 5- horizontal plane dividing into upper and lower halves ( superior and inferior)

1 - Chlor/o 2- chrom/o 3- cyan/o 4- erythr/o 5- leuk/o 6- melan/o 7- xanth/o

``` 1- green 2-color 3-blue 4-red 5- white 6- black, dark 7- yellow ```

1- Chloroma 2- chromaturia 3- cyanosis 4-erythrocytes 5- leukocyte 6- melanoma 7- xanthoderma

1- abnormal mass of green cells 2- abnormal coloration of urine 3- bluish discoloration of the skin / tissues 4- red blood cells 5- white blood cells 6- tumor characterized by dark appearance 7- yellow discoloration of the skin