The Language of Medicine Flashcards
What is a cell?
The fundamental unit of all living things.
What are the major parts of a cell?
Chromosomes, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, itochondria, endoplasmic reticulum.
What makes up the structural organization of the body?
Cells, Tissue, Organs, Systems.
Types of cellys to identify:
Epithelial cell, fat cell, nerve cell, and muscle cell.
Types of Body Cavities:
Cranial, Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic, and Signal.
What are Body Cavities?
Spaces with in the body that contain internal organs.
What organ is in the cranial?
The brain.
What organs are in the Thoracic?
Lung, Pancreas, heart, liver, esophogus, gall bladder, trachea, and bronchitubes.
What organs are in the Abdominal?
Stomach, Liver, S/L intestines, spleen, gall bladder, and pancreas.
What organs are in the Pelvic portion?
S/L Intestines, bladder, rectum, urethra, ureters, uterus, vagina
What is in the Signal ?
Nerves in the spinal cord.
What are the anotomical devisions of the back?
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and coccygeal.
Abdomin/ o
Abdomin
Adip/ o
fat
Anter/o
anterial ( front)
Cervic/ o
Neck ( uterus)
Chondr/o
cartilage
Chrom/o
color
Coccyg/ o
tail bone
Crani/ o
skull
Cyt/ o
cell
Dist/ o
far/ distance
Dors/ 0
back portion of body
Hist/o , Histi/ o
tissue
