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Chapter 5: The Body As A Whole Flashcards

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1
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water

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hydr(o)

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blood

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hem(a), hem(o), hemat(o)

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condition of the blood

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-emia

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sweat, perspiration

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hidr(o)

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immune

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immun(o)

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lymph

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lymph(o)

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mucus

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muc(o)

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pus

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py(o)

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saliva, salivary glands

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sial(o)

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urine, urinary tract

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ur(o)

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cell (suffix and a combining word form)

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cyte(o), -cyte

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tear, tearing, crying (2 options)

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dacry(o), lacrim(o)

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secrete (suffix and a combining form)

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crin(o), -crine

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viscera (large abdominal organs)

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viscer(o)

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belly side

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ventr(o)

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thorax/chest (2 answers)

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thorac(o), steth(o)

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uppermost or above

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super(o)

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body (2 answers that are only slightly different)

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som(a), somat(o)

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spine

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spin(o)

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nearer the origin or point of attachment

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proxim(o)

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nearer to/ toward the back

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poster(o)

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peritoneum

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periton(o)

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pelvis

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pelv(i)

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abdomen

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abdomin(o)

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extremities (arms, legs)

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acr(o)

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nearer to/ toward the front

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anter(o)

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eyelid

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blephar(o)

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in an inferior position

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caud(o)

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toward the head

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cephal(o)

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cranium/skull

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crani(o)

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cyst, sac, bladder

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cyst(o)

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finger or toe

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dactyl(o)

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far or distant from origin or point of attachment (2 answers)

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dist(o), tel(e)

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directed toward/ situated on the back side

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dors(o)

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brain

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encephal(o)

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outside

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extern(o)

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hernia

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herni(o)

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lowermost or below

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infer(o)

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inside, within

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intern(o)

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farther from the midline

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later(o)

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abdominal wall

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lapar(o)

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middle or nearer the middle

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medi(o)

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navel (umbilicus) (2 answers)

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omphal(o), umbilic(o)

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nail

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onych(o)

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coagulation

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coagul(o)

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red

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erythr(o)

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white

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leuk(o)

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thrombus, clot

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thromb(o)

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deficiency (suffix)

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-penia

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production (suffix)

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-poiesis

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that which causes production (suffix)

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-poietin

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increased/abnormal (blood) (suffix)

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-osis

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development/ formation tissue (suffix)

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-plasia

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upward, excessive, or again (prefix)

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ana-

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WBC

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white blood cells

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RBC

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red blood cells

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CBC

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Complete blood count

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CDC

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Center of Disease Control

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RUQ

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Right upper quadrant (abdomen)

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RLQ

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Right Lower quadrant (abdomen)

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant (abdomen)

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FEMA

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

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WMD

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Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder

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HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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AIDS

A

Acquired Immundeficiensy Syndrome

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STD

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Sexual Transmitted Disease

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HPF

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high power field

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LPF

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low power field

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spec.

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specimen

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Staph.

A

staphylococcus

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Strep.

A

streptococcus

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