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Med Term Ch. 2

Definitions, Terms

TermDefinition
Pleura Membrane surrounding the lungs.
Mediastinum Space between the lungs, containing the heart.
Pelvis Bones of the hip.
Abdominal Cavity Space containing the liver, gallbladder and stomach, also called the abdomen.
Spinal Cavity Space within the backbones, containing the spinal cord.
Peritoneum Membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen.
Cranial Cavity Space within the skull containing the brain.
Pelvic Cavity Space below the abdominal cavity, containing the urinary bladder.
Diaphragm Muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavity.
Thoracic Cavity Entire chest cavity, containing the lungs heart trachea esophagus and bronchial tubes.
Cervical (neck) 7 bones, C1 - C7
Thoracic (chest) 12 bones, T1 - T12
Lumbar (loin, waist) 5 bones, L1 - L5
Sacral (lower back) 5 fused bones, S1 - S5
Coccygeal (tailbone) 4 fused bones
Frontal (coronal) Plane Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back portions.
Sagittal (lateral) Plane Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions.
Transverse (axial) Plane Horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions.
Anterior Front side
Posterior Back side
Inferior Below
Superior Above
Lateral Side
Medial Middle
Distal Far
Proximal Near
Deep Away from the surface
Superficial On the surface
Supine Facing up
Prone Facing down
Cervic Neck
Chondr Cartilage
Coccy Tailbone
Crani Skull
Epitheli Skin, surface tissue
Esophag Throat
Hepat Liver
Lapar Abdomen
Laryng Larynx, voice box
Later Side
Lumb Waist, loin
Lymph Lymph, clear tissue
Mediastin Space between lungs
Pelv Pelvis
Peritone Peritoneum, membrane surrounding abdominal organs.
Pharyng Pharynx, throat
Pleuro Pleura (lining of the lungs)
Radi X-ray
Sacr Sacrum (5 fused bones in lower back)
Spin Spine, back bone
Thorac Chest
Trache Trachea, wind pipe
Vertebr Vertebrae, back bone
Chondrosarcoma Bone cancer in cartilage
Chondroma Bone, cartilage tumor
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