Med Term Ch 4 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
cyt/o | cell |
chromat | color |
-some | body |
chrom/o | color |
-lyte | soluble |
electr/o | electric |
cellul | small cell |
metabol | change |
nucle | nucleus |
anabol | build up |
carb/o | carbon |
hydr/o | water |
catabol | break down |
lys/o | decompose |
-in | substance, chemical compound |
prot/e | first |
rib/o | like a rib |
thel/i | nipple |
excrete | separate |
graft | transplant |
hist/o | tissue |
ligament | band |
secrete | release |
caps | box |
cartilage | gristle |
tendon | sinew |
ana- | apart from |
tom | section |
anterior | front surface of body |
caudal | nearer to the tail |
cephalic | nearer to the head |
coronal | the vertical plan dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
distal | situated away from the center of the body |
dorsal | the back or situated behind |
frontal | in front, relating to the anterior part of the body |
inferior | situated below |
posterior | the back surface of the body, situated behind |
prone | lying face-down, flat on your abdomen |
proximal | situated nearest the center of the body |
sagittal | the vertical plane through the body, dividing it into right and left portions |
superior | situated above |
supine | lying face-up, flat on your spine |
transverse | the horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
ventral | the abdomen or situated near the surface of the abdomen |
cranial | cavity that contains the brain within the skull |
thoracic | cavity that contains the heart, lungs, thymus gland, trachea, and esophagus |
abdominal | cavity that contains the stomach, intestines, live, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys |
pelvic | cavity that contains the urinary bladder, large intestine, rectum, anus, and reproductive organs |
spinal | cavity that contains the spinal cord |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
6 abdominal regions | right/left hypochondriac epigastric right/left lumbar umbilical right/left inguinal hypogastric |
diaphragm | the musculomembranous partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
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