Chapter 4 Flashcards by mercy o

anter/o

front

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caud/o

tail

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cervic/o

neck

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chrondr/i

cartilage

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ili/o

hip, groin

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medi/o

middle

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organ/o

tool

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physi/o

nature

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pleur/o

pleura, rib

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ventr/o

belly

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anatomical position

face forward, arms at side, palms facing forward, legs apart, feet toward

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supine

lying on the back with face up

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prone

lying on belly side

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superior

toward the head end or upper part of the body

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inferior

away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body

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anterior (ventral)

toward the front or belly side

superficial

external, toward the body surface

proximal

toward the origin of attachment to the trunk

distal

away from the origin of attachment to the trunk

frontal/coronal plane

vertical plane passing through the body from side to side

sagittal

dividing left and right

transverse

horizontal

appendages

membrane-lined spaces with viscera

mediastinum

heart, large blood vessels, thymus gland

etiology

cause of a disease

CT (CAT)

multiple x rays and computer enhancement, produces 3 dimensional pics

PET scan

procedure that detects the journey of a radioactive substance (glucose)

diagnostic imagining

a way to observe the body without surgery

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging