Chapter 3- Terms Related To Whole Body Flashcards

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  1. ) aden/o
  2. )blast/o
  3. )cyt/o
  4. )fibr/o
  5. )gluc/o
  6. )hem/o,hemat/o
  7. )host/o
  8. )Hydr/o
  9. )lei/o
  10. )lip/o
  11. )morph/o
  12. )my/o
  13. )necr/o
  14. )neur/o
  15. )uncle/o
  16. ) oste/o
  17. )path/o
  18. )sarc/o
  19. )troph/o
  20. )viscer/o
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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
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1- cell

2- tumor

3-abnormal condition

4- disease

5- formation ( cell growth)

6- stopping , standing still

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Body system

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Group of organs with related functions

; organ system

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Cell

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Smallest independent unit of living structure

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Chromosome

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

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Cytoplasm

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Substance of a cell excluding the nucleus

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Gene

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Sequence of DNA on a chromosome that determines hereditary

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Nucleus

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Central structure in a cell that contains chromosomes

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Cytology

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Study of cells

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Histology

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Study of cells and tissue

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Homeostasis

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State of equilibrium

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Metabolism

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Sum of the normal chemical and physical changes occurring in tissue

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Organ

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

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Organ system

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Group of organs with related functions ; body system

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Somatic

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Pertaining to the body

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Systematic

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Pertaining to the body as a whole

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Tissue

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Group of similar cells that perform a specific function

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Visceral

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Pertaining to the internal organs

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Acute

Chronic

Etiology

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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

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Exacerbation

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An increase in the severity of a disease or symptoms

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Hyperplasia

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Excessive growth of tissue

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Idiopathic

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Related to a disease or unknown cause

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Inflammation

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Localized physical changes in tissue causing swelling or redness

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Lesion

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A pathological change in tissue resulting from a wound or injury

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Necrosis

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Pathological Death of cells or tissue

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Pathogen

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Any virus , microorganism? Or and substance that causes disease

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Remission

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Lessening in severity of disease symptoms

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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

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1-abdomen

2- extremity , tip

3- arm

4- neck

5- lumbar region , lower back

6- foot

7- pelvis

8- thorax , chest

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Abdomen

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Abdominal region ; section of the trunk between pelvis and chest

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Cranium

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Skull

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Diaphragm

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Muscle between the abdominal and thoracic cavities

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Extremity

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Limb

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Pelvis

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

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Thorax

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Chest ; upper part of trunk

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Abdominal cavity

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Space within the abdomen occupied by digestive and other organs

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Cranial cavity

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Space within the skull occupied by the. Brain

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Pelvic cavity

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Space within the pelvis occupied by certain reproductive organs

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Spinal cavity

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Space within the vertebrae occupied by spinal cord

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Thoracic cavity

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Space within the chest occupied by the lungs and heart

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

2- head

3- back

4- below

5- middle

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

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1 - planes

2- frontal plane

3- coronal plane

4- Sagittarius plane

5 - transverse plane

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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)

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1 - Chlor/o

2- chrom/o

3- cyan/o

4- erythr/o

5- leuk/o

6- melan/o

7- xanth/o

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

2- chromaturia

3- cyanosis

4-erythrocytes

5- leukocyte

6- melanoma

7- xanthoderma

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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