prefixes unit 2: human body in health and diseases Flashcards
Anatomy
study of structures of the body
Physiology
study of function of the struction of the body
Body planes
imaginary vertical and horizontal lines used to divided the body into descriptive sections
midsagittal
divides the body into equal left and right halves
transverse
divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions
ventral
front of the body
dorsal
back of the body
anterior
situated at the front
posterior
situated at the back
superior
upper, above, top of head
inferior
bellow, bottom, towards the feet
cephalic
towards the head
caudal
towards the lower part of the body
proximal
situated nearest midline of beginning of body structure
distal
situated farthest from the midline of beginning of body structure
medial
towards, ear the midline
lateral
towards or near the side of the body, away from the midline
dorsal cavity
located along the back of the body and head
cranial cavity
located within the skull’ surrounds and protects the brain
spinal actiivty
located within the spinal column; surrounds and protects the spinal cord
ventral cavity
located along the front of the body
thoracic cavity
surrounds and protects heart/lungs; separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphagram
abdominal cavity
contains major organs of digestion
pelvic cavity
formed by the hip bones; contains organs of reproductive and excretory systems
orbital
eyes
nasal
nose structure
oral
teeth and tongue
Adeno
Gland
Lipo
fat
anteno
front
cephalo
head
caudo
lower part of body
cyt/o cyte
cell
epitheli/o
epithelium (skin)
-genic
producing
histo
tissue
-ologist
specialist
-plasi, plaso, plasia,
development, growth formation flesh, connective tissue, oma- tumor, neoplasm tumor of connective tissue (malignant = cancer)
stasis, static
control maintenance of a constant lvl rotation
pronation
rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm forces backwards/downwards
peritoneum
protects and holds the organs in place with the abdominal cavity
structure of the body
cell, tissues, body system
structure of cells
cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus
ABD
abdomen
ad lib
at liberty
ant
anterior
anuric
not producing urine
bibasilar
at the bases of both lungs
ca
cancer
cap
capsule
ct
choreo therapy
ddx
differential diagnosis
ert
radio therapy external
fx
fracture
gtt
drops
htn
hypertension
hx
history
in vitro
in lab
in viro
in body
jt
joint
lyles
electrocute
mg
miligram
ml
milimeter
npo
nothing by mouth
nsr
normal sinus rhythm of the heart
nv
nausea or vomitting
pt
patient
plt
platelets
P R N
as things are needed
q2h
every 2 hrs
q3h
every 3 hrs
right and left hypochrondriac region
covered by the lower ribs
epigastric region
located above the stomach
right and left lumbar region
located near inward curve of the spine
umbilical region
surrounds the umbilicus
right and left iliac regions
located over the hip bones
hyprogastric region
located below the stomach
Diseases such as the flu are spread through contact with contaminated respiratory droplets in _____ transmission.
airborne
genetic disorder
pathologic condition caused by an absent or defective gene
iatrogenic illness
disease acquired in a hospital or clinicunfavorable response arising from a medical treatment
idiopathic disorder
illness without known cause
illness without known cause
illness caused by pathogenic organisms
nosocomial infection
disease acquired in a hospital or clinicThis answer is correct. The correct answer is:
epidemiologist
A specialist in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population group is known as a/an _____.
Huntington’s disease
This condition is a genetic disorder that causes nerve degeneration with symptoms that most often appear in midlife.
muscular dystrophy
The genetic disorder characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles is known as
