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Session 11: Cavities, Covers, and Openings Flashcards

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alve-

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small cavity

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alveoli

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small air sacs in lungs (or tooth sockets)

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alveolar process

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ridge on upper and lower jaws that contain the dental alveoli (tooth sockets)

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antro-

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cave

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antrum

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partially closed cavity or chamber in bone (or the entrance to the pylorus of the stomach)

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atrio-

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hall

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atrium

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upper chambers of the heart that receive blood before entering ventricles and being pumped out

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cav-

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cavern, hollow

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cavernous

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filled with cavities, porous

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cell (root)

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chamber

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cell (term)

A

smallest unit of capable independent functioning

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cellulitis

A

spreading inflammation of tissue

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cellulose

A

complex carbohydrate in cell all of plants

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coel-/-coele

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cavity

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coelom

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body cavity, forms abdominal and thoracic cavities

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spermatocele

A

cyst of epididymitis containing sperm

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colpo-

A

vagina (sheath)

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colposcope

A

scope to visualize the vagina and cervix

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colpoplasty

A

reconstructive surgery of the vagina

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cysto-

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bladder

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cyst

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a sac lined with epithelium and containing a fluid or semisolid material

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cystic

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relating to a bladder (urinary or gall bladder)

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cystitis

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inflammation of the urinary bladder

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fovea

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depression, dip

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fovea centralis

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area of the retina that collects the clearest vision

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gastro-

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stomach

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gastric

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relating to the stomach

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gastroenteritis

A

inflammation of the stomach and intestines

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gastritis

A

inflammation of the stomach

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lacuna (root)

A

pool, pit

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lacuna (term)

A

small depression (space where a bone forming cell is located in bone)

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sinus (root)

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hollow/fold

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sinus (term)

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depression or cavity on the surface of an organ

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sinusitis

A

inflammation of a sinus

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sinusoid

A

venous cavity that carries blood to an organ

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stria

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furrow

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striated

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having stripes, grooves, or ridges

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sulcus (root)

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furrow

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sulcus (term)

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deep groove between organs or between gyri of the brain

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sulciform

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having a groove

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tectum/teg-

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roof, cover

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tectospinal

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from the roof of the midbrain to the spinal cord

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integument

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covering (generally means skin)

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vagina (root)

A

sheath

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vagina (term)

A

canal for sexual intercourse and birth canal

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vaginate

A

to enclose in a sheath

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vaginoplasty

A

reconstructive surgery on the vagina

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ventro-/ventri-

A

belly

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ventral

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relating to the lower aspects of the body

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ventricle

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lower, larger, belly-like part of heart

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vestibulum

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vestibule

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vestibular

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acting as an entry way (relates to balance… vestibular part of inner ear)

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vestibular

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acting as an entry way (relates to balance… vestibular part of inner ear)

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ductus

A

leading to

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ductus arteriosus

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blood vessel between aorta and pulmonary artery which allows blood to bypass the lungs in the fetus

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fenestra

A

window

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fenestrated

A

having openings, windows

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fenestral

A

a small opening

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fistula

A

pipe

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fistulous withers

A

draining tract to the surface of the skin at withers (infection with brucellosis)

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foramen (root)

A

hole

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foramen (term)

A

an opening (in bone)

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hiatus

A

opening

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aortic hiatus

A

opening in diaphragm for the aorta to pass from the heart to the abdomen

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meatus

A

channel, opening

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acoustic meatus

A

opening in skull for nerves of hearing and the facial nerve

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nasal meatus

A

3 passages through the nasal cavity

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occlusio

A

to shut

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malocclusion

A

failure to shut properly (faulty contact between upper and lower teeth when jaw is closed)

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operculum (root)

A

lid

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operculum (term)

A

a lid or flap (found on some parasite eggs)

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os

A

mouth

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os of uterus

A

opening from cervix to the uterine body

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external os

A

opening from cervix to vagina

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ostium

A

opening

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ostomy

A

creation of an artificial external excretory opening (colostomy, ileostomy)

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patens

A

open

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patent ductus arteriosus

A

open duct (channel) between the aorta and pulmonary artery that normally closes at birth

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pont-/pons

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bridge

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pons (term)

A

band of nerve fibers that link the lower (primitive) aspects of brain with the upper (more advanced) aspects

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pontocerebellar

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referring to a tract from the upper part of the brain, through the pons to the cerebellum (lower part of the brain)

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poros/pore

A

passage

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porous

A

having openings, leaky

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salping-

A

tube

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salpingitis

A

inflammation of a tube (fallopian or auditory)

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salpingocele

A

hernia of a fallopian tube

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paranasal sinuses

A

cavities off the nasal cavity lined by mucous tissue (maxillary, ethmoidal, frontal, sphenoidal)

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stoma

A

mouth

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stomach

A

“mouth” of abdominal digestive tract

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anastomosis

A

surgically joining the “mouths” of two open tubes (intestines)

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syringo-

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tube, pipe

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syringe

A

a plastic or glass tube with a plunger to administer drugs

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syringomyelia

A

disease caused change in the spinal cord that causes tubes of fluid to replace nerve tracts

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trema

A

hole

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trematode

A

flat parasites with suckers (originally believed to be holes), also called flukes

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-tresia

A

hole

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atresia

A

no opening

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tubo-

A

tube

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tuboabdominal

A

relating to the fallopian tube and the abdomen

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typhlectomy

A

removal of the cecum

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typhlitis

A

Inflammation of the cecum

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valva

A

folding doors

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valve

A

membranous door-like structures in veins or arteries that prevent the back flow of blood

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