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Medical Lang. Ch. 3
Planes, Regions & Integumentary System
Question | Answer |
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Definition of rrhea- | flow, discharge |
Opposite of Caudal | Cephalad |
Function of Integumentary system | Regulation of heat, protection & Vitamin D |
Laceration | a tear of the skin |
Analyze and Define: Dermatome | Derma/tome Instrument to cut skin |
Define Bi-lateral | two sided |
combining form meaning life | bi- |
Noun suffix -a means: | Nothing, eases pronunciation |
Opposite of anterior | posterior |
Combining form for skin | cutane/o, dermat/o, derm/o |
Antonym for distal | Proximal |
Abscess | localized collection of pus |
Prefix meaning two | bi- |
Dorsal | Back |
Midsagittal | Divides body into left and right sides |
Cephalad: | Toward the head |
Hidr/o | Sweat |
Name one plane of the body: | Transverse, sagittal, mid-sagittal, para-sagittal |
Define dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin |
What does Superior and Inferior Mean? | Superior is above, inferior is below |
Wrinkle removal | rhytidectomy |
Region around belly button (naval) | umbilical region |
Define Epidermis | On or upon the skin |
Death of the skin | Necrosis |
Kerat/o: | Horny tissue, cornified layer |
-ad | toward |
Onych, ungu | Nail |
Laying with feet in stirrups | Lithotomy position |
RLQ | Right Lower Quadrant |
Myc-/o | Fungus |