Intro to Human Anatomy Flashcards by Lauren Campbell

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Epi

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upon/over/surrounding

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Ecto

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outer/situated on

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Exo

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outside

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Mal

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ill/bad

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Peri

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surrounding/around

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Endo

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within/internal

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Hemato

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blood

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Hyper

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above/beyond

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Hypo

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below/under

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-itis

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disease

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-emia

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blood condition

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-algia

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pain/ache

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-ectomy

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excision

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-opsy

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examination/inspection

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-ology

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study of

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-opathy

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feeling/suffering

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-oma

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swelling/tumor

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-cyte

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relating to a cell

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skeletal system

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provides support and protection

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nervous system

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control center

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circulatory system

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transports nutrient around the body

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respiratory system

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exchanges gases

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digestive system

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breaks down and absorbs food

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muscular system

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provides movement for all parts of body

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integumentary system

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protect body, regulate temperature, prevent water loss

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lymphatic system

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fights infection and provides fluid for cells

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excretory system

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removes waste from the blood

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endocrine system

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secretes hormones

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reproductive system

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produces cells used in sexual reproduction

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lateral

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left or right side of body, away from middle

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medial

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middle of body

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proximal

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near in relation to

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distal

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far in relation to

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superior (cranial)

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up, near head

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inferior (caudal)

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down, near bottom of body

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anterior

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front of body

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posterior

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back of body

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frontal plane

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cuts body in half from left to right

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median plane

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cuts body in half from head to feet

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transverse plane

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cuts body in half at waist

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cranial cavity

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head/brain

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thoracic cavity

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like lungs and heart area

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abdominal cavity

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stomach/ abdomen

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pelvic cavity

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below abdomen

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vertebral cavity

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like spine