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med terms
chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomen | space below the chest that contains organs. |
| abdominal cavity | is the cavity with the stomach, liver intestines and gallbladder. |
| anterior | front part of the body |
| bronchial tubes | its tubes that carry air to the lungs from the windpipe (trachea) |
| bronchoscopy | a visual examination of the bronchials |
| cartilage | soft part of the bone in the joints |
| cervical | pertaining to the neck |
| circulatory system | pumps blood through out your body |
| coccygeal | pertaining to the tailbone |
| coccyx | tail bone |
| cranial cavity | contains the skull an the brain |
| craniotomy | incision into the skull |
| diaphragm | muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. |
| digestive system | pulls energy from food and puts it into the body |
| disk | is a cartilage disk that's in you spinal column |
| endocrine system | secrets hormones to the body |
| epithelial | pertaining to the skin |
| esophageal | pertaining to the esophagus |
| frontal plane | divides the body from front and back proportions. |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| hypochondriac | pertaining to lateral regions of the upper abdomen beneath the lower ribs or a person who has a chronic concern about there health |
| laparoscopy | a visual examination of the abdomen |
| laparotomy | incision into the abdomen |
| laryngeal | pertaining to the larynx (voice box) |
| laryngectomy | incision into the voice box |
| larynx | voice box |
| lateral | pertaining to the sides |
| lumbar | pertaining to the loin |
| lymphocyte | lymph cell |
| mediastinal | pertaining to the mediastinum |
| mediastinum | contains the heart, esophagus and bronchial tubes |
| musculoskeletal system | is the muscle system |
| nervous system | receives messages and sends messages |
| ovary | one of two organs in a female abdomen that produces egg cells and female hormones. |
| pelvic cavity | contains the bladder and reproductive organs |
| pelvis | hip bone |
| peritoneal | pertaining to the peritoneum |
| peritoneum | is the mucus membrane that surrounds the abdomen organs |
| pharyngeal | pertaining to the throat |
| pharynx | organ behind the mouth that receives swallowed food and delivers it into the esophagus. |
| pituitary gland | sweat glands |
| pleura | Double membrane that surrounds the lungs |
| pleuritis | inflammation of the pleura |
| posterior | the back |
| respiratory system | takes air into the body |
| sacral | pertaining to the sacrum |
| sacrum | five fused bones in the bottom of the spinal column |
| sagittal plane | divides the body from right an left sides |
| spinal cavity | holds the spinal cord |
| spinal column | part of the back bone |
| spinal cord | is a nerve in the back bone |
| thoracic cavity | space above the abdomen that contains the heart, lungs and other organs |
| thoracotomy | incision into the chest |
| trachea | wind pipe |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| transverse plane | divides the body into upper and lower proportions |
| ureter | the tube that leads from the kidney to the bladder |
| urethra | is the tube that leads from the bladder to the outside of the body |
| urinary system | releases liquid waste |
| uterus | muscular organ in the female that holds and provides nourishment for the developing fetus. |
| vertebra | back bone |
| vertebrae | is the back bone |
| vertebral | pertaining to the back bone |
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