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Exam #1: Chp. 3 & 4 Flashcards

1
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Brief intro to prefixes

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-found at the beginning
-modifies wor Roots and suffixes
-can be directly attached to suffixes without a word root or combining form
-associated with more than kne media specialty or body system

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Prefixes can be divided into 5 categores:

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-diseases or abnormal conditions
-directions or body positions
-numbers or quantity measurements
-time
-General prefixes

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PREFIXES INDICATING DISEASES OR ABNORMAL CONDITIONS

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a-, an-

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Without

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Anti-

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Against

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Brady-

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Slow

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De-

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Without

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Dys-

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Painful, difficult, abnormal

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Pachy-

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Thick

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Psudo-

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False

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Tachy-

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Fast

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PREFIXES INDICATING DIRECTIONS KR BODY POSITIONS

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Ante-

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In front of

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Endo-

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Within, inner

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Epi-

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Above

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Ex-

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Outward

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Hypo-

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Below

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Infra-

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Below

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In-

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Inward

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Para-

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Beside, two like parts of a pair

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Peri-

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Around

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Retro-

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Behind

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Sub-

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Under

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Supra-

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Above

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Trans-

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Across

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PREFIXES INDICATING NUMBERS OR QUANTITY MEASUREMENTS

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Bi-, di-

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Two

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

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Excessive

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Hypo-

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Insufficient

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Micro-

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Small

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Mono-

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One

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Multi-

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Many

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Nulli-

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None

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Pan-

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All

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Poly-

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Many

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Primi-

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First

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Quadri-

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Four

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Tri-

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Three

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Ultra-

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Excess

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Uni-

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One

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PREFIXES INDICATING TIME

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Ante-

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Before

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Neo-

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New

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Post-

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Pre-

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GENERAL PREFIXES

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Auto-

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Eu-

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Hetero-

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Homo-

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Per-

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CHAPTER 4: Anatomical Terminology

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Abdomin/o

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Anter/o

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Front side of body

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Brachi/o

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Caud/o

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Cephal/o

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Cervic/o

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Chondr/o

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Crani/o

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Cubit/o

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Dist/o

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Away from the beginning of a structure

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Dors/o

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Back side of body

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Femor/o

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Gastr/o

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Genit/o

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Glute/o

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Ili/o

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Ilius part of pelvis

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Infer/o

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Inguin/o

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Later/o

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Lumb/o

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Medi/o

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Nas/o

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Or/o

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Orbit/o

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Eye socket

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Ot/o

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Patell/o

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Patella (kneecap)

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Pelv/o

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Poster/o

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Back side of body

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Proxim/o

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Near to the beginning of structure

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Scapul/o

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Scapula (shoulder blade)

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Spin/o

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Stern/o

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Sternum (breastbone)

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Super/o

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Thorac/o

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Ventr/o

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Belly side of body

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra (backbone)

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Anatomical position

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-standing upright
-legs together, feet forward
-arms at the side, palms forward, fingers extended
-eyes straight ahead

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Frontal plane

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-divides body into anterior and posterior portions

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Sagittal plane

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-divides the body into right and left portions
-midsagital (runs down the midline)

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Transverse plane

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-Divides the body into upper and lower portions

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Deep vs. Superficial

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Deep- further below the surface

Superficial - nearer to the surface

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Prone vs. Supine

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Prone- lie face down

Supine - lie face up

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Axillary

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Palmar

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Palm of the hand

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Lower extremity

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Entire leg

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Upper extremity

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Entire arm

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Plantar

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Sole of the foot

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Popliteal

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Back of the knee

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Trunk

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Umbilical

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Naval area

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Which two cavities make up the Dorsal cavity ?

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Cranial and spinal

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Which two cavities make up the ventral cavity?

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Thoracic and abdominopelvic

108
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Cranial cavity

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-Lies inside the skull and contains the brain
-brain is protected by the meninges

109
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Spinal cavity

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-Formed by a canal through the vertebrae and contains the spinal cord
-the spinal cord is protected by meninges

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Thoracic cavity

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-enclosed by the Ribs and separated from the abdominopelvic cavity by the diaphragm

Contains 3 regions
-Mediastinum (is central and contains heart, trachea, esophagus, aorta, and thymus gland)
-2 pleural cavities that are lateral and each contain a lung

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Contains two regions
-abdominal cavity (contains stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, and most of the large intestine)
-pelvic cavity (contains urinary structures, reproductive structures, and last part of large intestine)

112
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Two methods for dividing the abdominopelvic cavity

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-clinical divisions (4 parts)
-anatomical divisions (9 parts)

113
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Clinical divisions (4 parts)

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-RUQ
-RLQ
-LLQ
-LUQ

114
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Clinical divisions: exceptions

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-bladder, rectum, prostate, and uterus are all midline

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Anatomical divisions (9 parts)

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-Right hypochondriac region
-epigastric region
-left hypochondriac region
-right lumbar region
-umbilical region
-left lumbar region
-right Iliac (inguinal) region
-hypogastric region
-left Iliac (inguinal) region

116
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Two types of edema

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Pitting
-leaves an indentation when you press on it
-fluid around a cell
Brawny
-the cell itself swells up
-hard as a rock

HSA 3534 (3 decks)

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