chapter 5 Flashcards
Somatic cell
All the body’s cells except for reproductive cells
aplasia
The lack of development of an organ/tissue
dysplasia
The abnormal development of tissue
hypoplasia
Underdevelopment of organ or tissue
hyperplasia
Abnormal increase in the number of cells in a tissue
hypertrophy
Increase size in an organ due to an increase in the size of individual existing cells
Frontal plane
Cuts the body into front and back
Transverse plane
Cuts the body hamburger style
Sagital plane
Cuts the boy hot dog style
Dorsal cavity is dived into
Cranial and spinal
Cranial cavity
Brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, spinal cavity
Ventral cavity is dived into
Thoracic, absominal
recumbent
Lying down
ambulant
Able to walk
adhesion
Sticking together of two organs
abdomin/o
abdomen
acr/o
extremities
blephar/o
eyelid
cyst/o
Cyst, bladder, sac
dactyl/o
digits
lapar/o
Abdominal wall
acral
Pertaing to the extremities of the body
acromegaly
Abdnormal enlargement of the body extremities
thoracentesis
Surgical puncture of the chest wall for aspiration of fluids
palmar
Pertaining to the palm
plantar
Sole of foot
dactylospasm
Cramping of finger/toe
onychopathy
Disease of the nails
edema
Fluid in interstitial part of the body
crin/o
secrete
dacyr/o
tear
hidr/o
perspiration
hydr/o
water
-poiesis
production
-poietin
Substance that causes production
py/o
pus
sial/o
saliva
coagul/o
coagulation
hem/a
blood
leuk/o
white
thromb/o
clot
-osis
increased/abnormal
-penia
deficiency
-poiesis
production
thrombosis
Formulation of internal blood clots
pallor
paleness
phagocytes
Cells that can ingest and destroy particular substances like bacteria
