term test A Flashcards

1
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  1. superior (or cranial)
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toward the head end of the body

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  1. Inferior (or caudal)
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away from the head

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  1. Anterior (or ventral)
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front

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  1. Posterior (or dordsal)
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back

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  1. Medial (or mesial)
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toward the midline of the body

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  1. Lateral
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away from the midline of the body

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  1. Proximal
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toward or nearest the trunk of point or origin of a part

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  1. Distal
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away from or farthest from the trunk or point of origin of a part

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  1. Saggital
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a lengthwise plane, running from front to back, that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sides (doesnt have to be equal)

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  1. Median saggital
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a plane that divides the body or its parts into right and left halves

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  1. Coronal (or frontal)
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a lengthwise plane, running from side to side, that divides the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions, or, in the quadruped into superior and inferior portions.

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  1. Transverse (or horizontal)
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a crosswise plane that divides the body or any of its parts into superior and inferior parts, or, in the quadruped, anterior and posterior portions

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  1. AB-
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from, away

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  1. AD-
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to, near, towards

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  1. ANTE-
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before

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  1. ANTI-
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against

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17
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  1. CIRCUM-
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around

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18
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  1. CO-
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with, together

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  1. CON-
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with, together

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  1. CONTRA-
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against

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  1. COUNTER-
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against

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22
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  1. DIS-
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apart from

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23
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  1. ECT-
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outside

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24
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  1. END-
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within

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25. EPI-
upon
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26. EX-
out from
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27. HYPO-
under
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28. IM-
not
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29. IN-
not
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30. INFRA-
under
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31. PERI-
around
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32. POST-
after
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33. PRE-
before
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34. PRO-
before
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35. SUPER-
above
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36. SUPRA-
above
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37. SYM-
with, together
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38. SYN-
with, together
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39. TRANS-
through
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40. UNI-
one
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41. MON-
one
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42. BI-
two
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43. BIN-
two
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44. DI-
two
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45. TER-
three
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46. TRI-
three
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47. QUADR-
four
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48. TETRA-
four
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49. POLY-
many
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50. MACR-
large
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51. MEGA-
great
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52. MICRO-
small
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53. OLIGO-
few
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54. ABDOMIN/O-
abdomen
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55. ACR/O-
extremity
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56. ADEN/O-
gland
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57. ANGI/O-
vessel
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58. ARTHR/O-
joint
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59. CARDI/O-
heart
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60. CHONDR/O-
cartilage
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61. CYST/O-
bladder
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62. CYT/O-
cell
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63. DENT/O-
tooth
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64. DERMAT/O-
skin
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65. DERM/O-
skin
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66. DUODEN/O-
duodenum
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67. GASTR/O-
stomach
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68. HEPAT/O-
liver
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69. LARYN/GO-
larynx
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70. MY/O-
muscle
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71. NEPHR/O-
kidney
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72. NEUR/O-
nerve
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73. OSTE/O-
bone
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74. OT/O-
ear
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75. PATH/O-
diisease
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76. PNEUMON/O-
lung
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77. RHIN/O-
nose
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78. STOMAT/O-
mouth
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79. THORAC/O-
thorax or chest
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80. -AC, -IOUS, -IC
related to
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81. -ISM, -OSIS, -ITION
condition
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82. -IST, -OR, -ER, -ICIAN
agent (one who practices)
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83. -CENTESIS
to puncture
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84. -ECTOMY
to cut out or excise
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85. -OSTOMY
to cut into to form an opening
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86. -OTOMY
to cut into
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87. -PEXY
to fix or repair
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88. -PLASTY
to repair or reform
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89. -(R)RHAPHY
to suture (a seam)
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90. -SCOPY
to view
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91. -ALGIA
pain
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92. -EMIA
of the blood
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93. -GRAM
writing
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94. -ITIS
inflammation of
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95. -OLOGY
study of
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96. -ORRHEA
flow
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97. -PHOBIA
fear of
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98. -INTER
between
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99. -INTRA
within
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100. -AFFERENT
toward a central section or organ
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101. -EFFERENT
away from central section or organ