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)
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smallest unit of capable independent functioning
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cellulitis
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spreading inflammation of tissue
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cellulose
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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
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cyst of epididymitis containing sperm
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colpo-
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vagina (sheath)
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colposcope
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scope to visualize the vagina and cervix
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colpoplasty
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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
area of the retina that collects the clearest vision
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gastro-
stomach
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gastric
relating to the stomach
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gastroenteritis
inflammation of the stomach and intestines
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gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
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lacuna (root)
pool, pit
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lacuna (term)
small depression (space where a bone forming cell is located in bone)
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sinus (root)
hollow/fold
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sinus (term)
depression or cavity on the surface of an organ
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sinusitis
inflammation of a sinus
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sinusoid
venous cavity that carries blood to an organ
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stria
furrow
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striated
having stripes, grooves, or ridges
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sulcus (root)
furrow
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sulcus (term)
deep groove between organs or between gyri of the brain
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sulciform
having a groove
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tectum/teg-
roof, cover
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tectospinal
from the roof of the midbrain to the spinal cord
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integument
covering (generally means skin)
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vagina (root)
sheath
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vagina (term)
canal for sexual intercourse and birth canal
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vaginate
to enclose in a sheath
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vaginoplasty
reconstructive surgery on the vagina
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ventro-/ventri-
belly
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ventral
relating to the lower aspects of the body
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ventricle
lower, larger, belly-like part of heart
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vestibulum
vestibule
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vestibular
acting as an entry way (relates to balance… vestibular part of inner ear)
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vestibular
acting as an entry way (relates to balance… vestibular part of inner ear)
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ductus
leading to
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ductus arteriosus
blood vessel between aorta and pulmonary artery which allows blood to bypass the lungs in the fetus
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fenestra
window
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fenestrated
having openings, windows
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fenestral
a small opening
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fistula
pipe
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fistulous withers
draining tract to the surface of the skin at withers (infection with brucellosis)
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foramen (root)
hole
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foramen (term)
an opening (in bone)
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hiatus
opening
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aortic hiatus
opening in diaphragm for the aorta to pass from the heart to the abdomen
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meatus
channel, opening
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acoustic meatus
opening in skull for nerves of hearing and the facial nerve
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nasal meatus
3 passages through the nasal cavity
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occlusio
to shut
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malocclusion
failure to shut properly (faulty contact between upper and lower teeth when jaw is closed)
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operculum (root)
lid
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operculum (term)
a lid or flap (found on some parasite eggs)
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os
mouth
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os of uterus
opening from cervix to the uterine body
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external os
opening from cervix to vagina
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ostium
opening
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ostomy
creation of an artificial external excretory opening (colostomy, ileostomy)
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patens
open
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patent ductus arteriosus
open duct (channel) between the aorta and pulmonary artery that normally closes at birth
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pont-/pons
bridge
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pons (term)
band of nerve fibers that link the lower (primitive) aspects of brain with the upper (more advanced) aspects
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pontocerebellar
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
passage
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porous
having openings, leaky
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salping-
tube
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salpingitis
inflammation of a tube (fallopian or auditory)
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salpingocele
hernia of a fallopian tube
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paranasal sinuses
cavities off the nasal cavity lined by mucous tissue (maxillary, ethmoidal, frontal, sphenoidal)
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stoma
mouth
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stomach
“mouth” of abdominal digestive tract
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anastomosis
surgically joining the “mouths” of two open tubes (intestines)
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syringo-
tube, pipe
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syringe
a plastic or glass tube with a plunger to administer drugs
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syringomyelia
disease caused change in the spinal cord that causes tubes of fluid to replace nerve tracts
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trema
hole
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trematode
flat parasites with suckers (originally believed to be holes), also called flukes
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-tresia
hole
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atresia
no opening
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tubo-
tube
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tuboabdominal
relating to the fallopian tube and the abdomen
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typhlectomy
removal of the cecum
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typhlitis
Inflammation of the cecum
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valva
folding doors
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valve
membranous door-like structures in veins or arteries that prevent the back flow of blood
