Chabner, Language of Medicine 8th Edition, Ch 2 The Body as a Whole
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| Catabolism | The process by which food is burned to release energy (-ism = process, cata- = down, bol/o = to cast, throw)
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| endoplasmic reticulum | part of the cell where formation of proteins occurs
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| metabolism | the sum of the chemical processes in a cell
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| karyotype | picture of nuclear structures arranged in numerical order
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| part of the cell where catabolism primarily occurs | mitochondria (engines of the)
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| allows materials to pass into andout of the cell | cell membrane
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| genes are composed of ... ? | DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
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| diaphragm | muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities
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| mediastinum | the space in the chest - between - the lungs
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| adipose means pertaining to | Fat
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| pharynx | throat
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| sarcoma | MALIGNANT tumor of flesh tissue (-oma = tumor, sarc/o = flesh)
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| craniotomy | incision of the skull (-tomy = incision, crani/o = skull, cranium)
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| a Histologist studies | tissues (-logist = specialized study, hist/o = tissues)
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| an epithelial cell is a(an)...? | skin cell - also lines organs
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| the pleural cavity is the | space between the membranes around the lungs
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| viscera | YOUR GUTS!! Internal organs
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| the pituitary gland is in which body cavity? | cranial (base of skull)
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| structure in the trachea | larynx (voice box)
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| the tailbone is the | coccyx
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| supine means | Laying on the BACK
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| the upper lateral regions of the abdomen, beneath the ribs, are the: | Hypochondriac regions
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| adipose tissue | fat fat fatty fat fats
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| pharynx | throat
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| ureter | tube from the kidney to the urinary bladder
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| cartilage | flexible connective tissue at the joints
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| pleura | membrane surrounding the lungs
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| urethra | tube from the urinary bladder to outside of body
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| larynx | voice box
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| trachea | windpipe
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| distal | furthest from the point of attachment to the body
(example: the distal end of the thigh bone (femur) joins with the knee cap)
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| lateral | alongside, same level. (example: the left lung lies lateral to the heart)
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| sagittal | lengthwise vertical plane divides body into left and right halves. (example: The sagittal plane divides the body into right and left portions)
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| transverse | Upper and Lower (example: the transverse plane divides the body into upper and lower portions)
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| inferior (caudal) | below another structure (example: the diaphragm lies inferior to the organs in the thoracic cavity)
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| proximal | nearest the point of attachment to the trunk (example: the proximal end of the humerus is at the shoulder)
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| superior | above another structure (example: the liver lies superior to the intestines )
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| vertebra | backbone (plural; vertebrae)
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