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Lesson 4-
Body Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anatomic position | when a person is standing erect with arms at the side and palms facing forward |
| anterior | nearer to or toward the front: ventral |
| posterior | nearer to or toward the back: dorsal |
| ventral | belly side, same as anterior for humans |
| dorsal | directed toward or situated on the back side: same as posterior surface for humans |
| medial | middle or nearer the middle |
| median | middle or nearer the middle |
| lateral | toward the sied; denoting position farther from midline of the body or from a structure |
| superior- | uppermost or above |
| inferior | lowermost or below |
| proximal | nearest the origin or point of attatchment |
| distal | far or distant from the origin or point of attatchment |
| celaphad | toward the head |
| caudad | toward the tail or in a posterior direction |
| dorsal cavity | located near the posterior part of the body (cranial & spinal) |
| cranial | contains brain |
| spinal | contains spinal cord and beginning of spinal nerves |
| ventral cavity | located near the anterior part (thoracic & abdominopelvic) |
| viscera | large organs contained in the ventral cavity |
| thoracic | chest cavity |
| abdominopelvic | abdominal and pelvic |
| diaphragm | divides the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities |
| peritoneum | lines the abdominopelvic cavity and enfolds the internal organs |
| adhesion | sticking together of two structures that are normally seperate |
| abdomin/o- | abdominal |
| acr/o- | extremities |
| blephar/o- | eyelid |
| cephal/o- | head |
| chir/o- | hand |
| cyst/o- | cyst, bladder or sac |
| dactyl/o- | digit |
| lapar/o- | abdominal wall |
| omphal/o- | umbilicus |
| onych/o- | nail |
| pelv/i- | pelvis |
| periton/o- | peritoneum |
| som/a | body |
| somat/o | body |
| thorac/o | chest |
| abdominothoracic | pertains to the abdomen and thorax |
| abdominocentesis | (abdominal paracentesis) a surgical procedure to remove excess fluid from abdominal cavity or to inject a therapeutic agent |
| peritonitis | can result if infectious microorganisms gain access by way of operative incisions or by the rupture or perforation of the viscera or associated structures |
| laparotomy | incision through the abdominal wall |
| laparocholecystostomy | incision into gallbladder through abdominal wall |
| laparocolostomy | formation of permanent opening in the colon through the abdominal wall |
| laparocystotomy | abdominal incision to remove a cyst or an embryo that has implanted outside the uterus |
| laparogastrotomy | abdominal incision into the stomach |
| laparohepatotomy | incision of the liver through the abdominal wall |
| laparohysterectomy | removal of the uterus through in an incision in the abdominal wall |
| laparohysteropexy | attatchment of the uterus to the abdominal wall |
| laparorrhaphy | suture of the abdominal wall |
| laparoscopy | abdominal exploration using a laparascope, an instrument used to view the interior of the abdomen |
| laparosplenotomy | incision of the spleen through an abdominal operation |
| cholecyst/o- | gallbladder |
| col/o- | colon |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| hepat/o- | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| splen/o- | spleen |
| pelvic | pertaining to a pelvis, usually the bony pelvis |
| cephalopelvic disproportion | situation where head of the feuts is to large for the mothers pelvis |
| omphalos | is greek for the umbilical cord or umbilicus |
| omphalitis | inflamed condition of the navel |
| omphalocele | congenital hernia of the umbilicus |
| omphalorrhexis | rupture of the navel |
| omphalorrhagia | rupture of the navel |
| cephalometry | measurement of the dimensions of the head |
| cephalagia | mean pain in the head or headache |
| cephalodynia | mean pain in the head or headache |
| dactylography | study of fingerprints |
| dactylospasm | cramping of a finge or toe |
| dactylitis | inflammation of the bones of the fingers and toes |
| chiropody | pertaining to the hands and feet |
| chirospasm | cramping of the hand |
| chiroplasty | plastic surgery of the hand |
| onychophagist | habitually bites the nails |
| crin/o | secrete |
| -crine | secrete |
| dacry/o- | tear, tearing, crying |
| lacrim/o- | tear, tearing , crying |
| -emia | blood |
| hem/a | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| hidr/o- | sweat or perspiration |
| hydr/o- | water |
| lymph/o- | lymph |
| muc/o- | mucus |
| py/o- | pus |
| sial/o- | saliva |
| ur/o- | urine |
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