Chapter 4 - Body Structure Flashcards by Tyshia Terry

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kary/o (cellular structure)

A

nucleus

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nucle/o (cellular structure)

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nucleus

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anter/o (position and direction)

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anetrior, front

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caud/o (position and direction)

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tail

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cephal/o (position and direction)

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head

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disto/ (position and direction)

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far, farthest

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dors/o (position and direction)

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back (of body)

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infer/o (position and direction)

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lower, below

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later/o (position and direction)

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side, to one side

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media/o (position and direction)

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middle

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poster/o (position and direction)

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back (of body), behind posterior

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proxim/o (position and direction)

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near, nearest

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ventr/o (position and direction)

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belly, belly side

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abdomin/o (regions of the body)

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abdomen

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cervic/o (regions of the body)

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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crani/o (regions of the body)

A

cranium (skull)

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illi/o (regions of the body)

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illium (lateral, flaring position of hip bone)

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inguin/o (regions of the body)

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groin

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lumb/o (regions of the body)

A

loins (lowe back)

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thorac/o (regions of the body)

A

chest

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umbillic/o (regions of the body)

A

umbilicus, navel

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albin/o (color)

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white

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leuk/o (color)

A

white

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chlo/p (color)

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green

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chrom/o (color)

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green

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cirrh/o (color)

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yellow

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jaundi/o (color)

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yellow

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xanth/o (color)

A

yellow

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cyan/o (color)

A

blue

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erythr/o (color)

A

red

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melan/o (color)

A

black

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polo/o (color)

A

gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

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acr/o (other)

A

extremity

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eti/o (other)

A

cause

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idi/o (other)

A

unknown, peculiar

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morph/o (other)

A

form, shape, structure

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patho/o (other)

A

disease

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radio/o (other)

A

radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

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somat/o (other)

A

body

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son/o (other)

A

sound

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tom/o (other)

A

cut

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viscer/o (other)

A

internal organs

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xer/o (other)

A

dry

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(Sx)

A

symptom

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hist/o (cell structure)

A

tissue

ex. hist/o/logy: study of tissues

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cyt/o (cell structure)

A

cell

cty/o/logist: specialist in the study of cells

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AP

A

anteroposterior

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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Bx, bx

A

biopsy

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PET

A

positron emission tomography

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CBC

A

complete blood count

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RF

A

rheumatoid factor; radio frequency

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CT

A

computed tomography

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RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

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DNA

A

deocyribonucleic acid

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RUQ

A

right upper quadrant

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Dx

A

diagnosis

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SPECT

A

single photon emission computed tomography

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I&D

A

incision and drainage

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LAT, lat

A

lateral

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Tx

A

treatment

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LLQ

A

lower left quadrant

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U&L, U/L

A

upper and lower

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LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

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US

A

ultrasound, ultrasonography