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Word Parts - Lesson 1 > Combining Forms (word Root & Vowel) > Flashcards

Combining Forms (word Root & Vowel) Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Angi/o

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Blood vessel

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Append/o

Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Ather/o

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Fatty substance or plaque

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Col/o

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Colon

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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15
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Geront/o

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Old age

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Laryng/o

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Throat, larynx

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Leuk/o

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White

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20
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Melan/o

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Black

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My/o

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Muscle

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22
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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

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24
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Nat/o

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Birth

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25
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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Poli/o

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Gray

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Py/o

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Pus

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis - which is part of the kidney

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Pyr/o

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Fever

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32
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Rhin/o

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Nose

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33
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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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34
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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35
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Dorsi/ OR dors/o

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Back of body

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36
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Duct/o

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To lead

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Fasci/o

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Fascia

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38
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Flex/o

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To bend

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39
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Kinesi/o

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Movement

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40
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My/o - myos/o - muscul/o

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Muscle

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41
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Quadr/i

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Four

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42
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Ten/o - tend/o - tendin/o

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Tendon

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43
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Tens/o

A

To stretch out

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44
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Arthr/o

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Joint

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45
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Burs/o

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Bursa

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46
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Cervic/o

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Neck

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47
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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48
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Crani/o

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Head

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49
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Ili/o

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Ilium or hip

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50
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Hem/o - hemat/o

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Blood

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51
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Ligament/o

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Ligament

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52
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Lumb/o

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Lower back

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53
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Mandibul/o

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Lower jaw

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54
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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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55
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Oste/o

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Bone

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Pelv/o

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Pelvis

57
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Pod/o

A

Feet

58
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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

59
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Scapul/o

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Scapula (shoulder blade)

60
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Stern/o

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Chest

61
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Synov/o - synovi/o

A

Synovial fluid

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Tars/o

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Tarsal bones in the feet

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

66
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Anter/o

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Before, front

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Caud/o

A

Lower part of the body, tail

68
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Cephal/o

A

Head

69
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Cyt/o , -cyte

A

Cell

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End- , endo-

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In, within, inside

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Exo-

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Out of, outside, away from

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Hist/o

A

Tissue

73
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-ologist

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Specalist

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-ology

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The science, or study of

75
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Path/o , -pathy

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Disease, suffering, feeling emotion

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Plas/i , plas/o, -plasia

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Development, growth, formation

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Poster/o

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Behind, toward the back

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-stasis, -static

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Control, maintenance of a constant level

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Anatomy

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The study of the structure of the body

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Physiology

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The study of the functions of the structures of the body

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Physi

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Nature, or physical

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Sagittal plane

A

Vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

83
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Midsagittal plane

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Midline, divides body into equal halves

84
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Anterior

A

Front

85
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Posterior

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Back

86
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Frontal plane

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Vertical plane that divides the body from front and back

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Superior

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Uppermost, above, or toward the head

88
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Inferior

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Lowermost, below, or toward the feet

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Ventr

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Belly side of the body

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Ventral

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Front or belly side of the body

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-al

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Pertaining to

92
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Dorsal

A

Back of organ or body

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Cephalic

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Toward the head

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Caudal

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Toward the lower part of the body

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Proximal

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Situated nearest the mid line or beginning of a body structure

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Distal

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Situated farthest from the midline

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Medial

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Direction toward, or nearer, the midline

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Lateral

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Direction toward, or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline

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Dorsal cavity

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Located along the back of the body and head

100
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Cranial cavity

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Located within the skull

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Spinal cavity

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Located within the spinal column, surrounds and protects the spinal cord

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Ventral cavity

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Located along the front of the body

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Homeostasis

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Process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment

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Home/o

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Constant

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-stasis

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Control

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Thoracic cavity

A

Chest cavity

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Abdominal cavity

A

Contains major organs of digestion

108
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Pelvic cavity

A

The space formed by the hip bones

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Inguinal

ING-gwih-nal

A

The groin, entire lower area of the abdomen

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Hypochondriac

A

Below the ribs and a person with an abnormal concern about his/her health

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Epigastric region

A

Above the stomach

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Epi-

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Above

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Lumbar region

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Part of the back between the ribs and pelvis

114
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Umbilicus

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Belly button or navel

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Umbilical region

A

Pit centre of the abdominal wall

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Iliac regions

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Located near the hip bones

117
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Hypogastric region

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Located below the stomach

118
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Peritoneum

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Multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity

119
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Parietal peritoneum

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Outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of the abdominal wall

120
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Mesentery

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Fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attachescparts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall

121
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Visceral peritoneum

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Inner layer of the peritoneum that surrounds the organs of the abdominal cavity

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Visceral

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Relating to the internal organs

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Parietal

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Cavity wall

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Retroperitoneal

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Located behind the peritoneum

125
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Retro-

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Behind

126
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Periton

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Peritoneum

127
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Peritonitis

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Inflammation of the peritoneum

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Cell membrane

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The tissue that surrounds and protects the contents of a cell from the external environment

129
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Cytoplasm

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Material within the cell membrane that is NOT part of the nucleus

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-plasm

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Formative material of cells

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Nucleus

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Surrounded by the nuclear membrane, is a structure within the cell - it controls the activities of the cell & helps the cell divide

132
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Stem cells

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Unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves for a long period of time by cell division

133
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Oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o

A

Bones

134
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Synovial membrane

A

Forms the lining of the synovial joints ams secretes synovial fluid

135
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Bursa

A

Cushions areas subject to friction during movement

136
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Synovial fluid

A

Lubricant that makes smooth joint movements possible

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Nasal bones

A

Form the upper part of the bridge of the nose

Word Parts - Lesson 1 (7 decks)

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