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Medical terms chp 2 (4/4) Flashcards

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function of the skeletal system?

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provide framework, protect soft tissues, provide attachments for muscles, produce blood cells, store inorganic salts

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function of the muscular system?

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cause movements, maintain posture, produce body heat

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function of the nervous system?

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receive and interpret sensory information and , in response, stimulate muscles, glands, and others organ systems

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function of the endocrine system?

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control metabolic activities of organs

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function of the cardiovascular system?

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move blood and thransport substances throughout the body

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function of the lymphatic system?

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defend body against infection, return tissue fluid to blood, carry certain absorbed food molecules

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function of the digestive system?

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recieve, breakdown, and absorn food, eliminate unabsorbed material

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function of the respiratory system?

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intakes and output air, exchange gases between air and blood

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function of the urinary system?

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remove wastes from blood, maintain water and electrolyte balance, store and transport urine

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function of the reproductive system (male)

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produce and maintain sperm cells, transfer sperm cells into female reproductive tract

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function of the reproductive system (female)

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Produce and maintain eggs cells, recieve sperm cells, support development of an embryo, function in birth process

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Cardiovascular

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pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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Diegestion

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breakdown of food into elements suitable for cell metabolisim

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Digest (r)

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break down food

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endo- (p)

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within

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-crine (r)

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to secrete

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endocrine

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a gland that produces an internal or hormonal substance

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homeostasis

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maintaining the stability of a system or the bodys internal enviroment

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-stasis (s)

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standstill, control

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Home/o (r/cf)

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the same

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integument

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organ system that covers the body, the skin being the main organ within the system

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integument- (r)

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covering of the body

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Lymph

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clear fluid collected from body tissues and transported by lymph vessels to the venous ciculation

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lie flat down flat on your back with palms upward

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supine

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lie down flat on your belly with your palms facing the floor

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prone

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how many atomical planes?

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3

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what are the 3 major atamical planes?

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sagittal, frontal, transverse

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anterior

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front

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what does the tranverse plane divide

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divides the body into an upper/superior and a lower/inferior portion

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what does the sagittal plane divide

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it divides the body into a left and right portion

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what does the frontal plane divide

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it divides the body into the font (anterior) and back (posterior) portions

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caudal

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pertaining to or nearer to the tailbone

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cephalic

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pertaining tp or nearer to the head

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cephal- (r)

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head

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caud- (r)

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tail

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-ior (s)

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pertaining to

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coronal

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pertaining to the vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

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Distal

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situated away from the center of the body

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dist- (r)

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waway from center

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dors- (r)

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back

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back or situated behind

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inferior

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situated below

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-al (s)

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pertaining to

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lateral

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pertaining to the side of a structure

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medi- (r)

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middle

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Posterior

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pertaining to the back surface of the body, situated behind

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prone

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lying face down, flat on your belly

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proximal

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situated nearest to the center of the body

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saggital

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divides body into left and right portions

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sagitt- (r)

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arrow

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superior

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situated above

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supine

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lying face up , flat on your spine

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transverse

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divides body into upper and lower portions

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ventral

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pertaining to the belly or situated nearer the surface of the belly

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Regional anatomy

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RUQ,RLQ,LUQ,LLQ
epigastric, umbilical , hypogastric
hypochondriac, lumbar, inguinal

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five closed cavities

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cranial, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, spinal

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Cranial cavity organs

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brain

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thoracic cavity organs

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heart, lungs, thymus gland, trachea and esophagus and numerous blood vessels and nerves

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abdominal cavity organs

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stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys

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pelvic cavity organs

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urinary bladder, part of the large intestine , the rectum, and anus, and the internal reproductive organs

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spinal cavity organs

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spinal cord

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diaphragm

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muscular sheet that separates the abdominal cavity and the thoracic cavities

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umbilic- (r)

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navel (bellybutton)

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umbilicus

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pit in the abdomen where the umbilical cord entered the fetus

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Medical Terminology (14 decks)

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