Flash Carda
Itis
Inflammation
Gastr
Stomach
Enter
Intestines
Logy
Process of study
Adipose tissue
Collection of fat cell
Larynx
“Voice box” located above the trachea
Pharynx
Throat - serves as the common passageway for food (from the mouth going to the esophagus) and air (from the nose to the trachea).
ureter
One of two tubes, each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder.
urethra
Tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.
viscera
Internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially in the abdomen
cranial cavity
Space in the head containing the brain and surrounded by the skull. Cranial means pertaining to the skull.
dorsal (posterior)
Pertaining to the back
ventral (anterior)
Pertaining to the front
Thoracic cavity
Space in the chest containing the heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esophagus, and other organs
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
contains the liver (right lobe), gallbladder, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestines