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Chapter 1 and 2
Terms and questions
| Question or term | Answer |
|---|---|
| -gram | record or picture |
| aden/o | gland |
| adipose | fat |
| -algia | pain |
| anti- | against |
| anterior | front or belly side of body |
| brady- | slow |
| cell | smallest unit in the body |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| coronal plane | divides body into front and back portions, a vertical lengthwise plane running from side to side |
| dorsal | Back or spinal cord side of body |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| -ectomy | to remove |
| endocrinologist | specializes in treatment of endocrine glands, the glands which secrete hormones into the bloodstream |
| gastroenterology | the study of the gastrointestinal system |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gynecologist | specializes in the female reproductive system |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hyper- | over, above |
| inferior | toward the feet or tail, or below another structure |
| internist | specializes in diseases and condition of internal organs, such as the respiratory system |
| -itis | inflammation |
| lateral | referring to side |
| -logy | study of |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neurologist | specializes in nerves and the nervous system |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| -otomy | to cut into |
| opthamologist | eye specialist |
| pathology report | report given by pathologist who studies tissue removed from patient |
| -plasty | to repair |
| posterior | more toward the back or spinal cord side of the body |
| prone position | body lying horizontally and facing downward |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sagittal | vertical or median plane |
| superior | more toward the head, or above another structure |
| supine position | body lying horizontally and facing upward |
| urologist | specialist in urology and the male reproductive system |
| ventral | pertaining to belly side |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| a- | without, away from |
| Pathologist | Examines tissue removed from patient for diseases |
| Histologist | Studies tissue |
| What are the main organs in the RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT? | Gall bladder and liver |
| What are the main organs in the LEFT UPPER QUADRANT? | spleen, stomach, colon and pancreas |
| What are the main organs in the RIGHT LEFT QUADRANT? | colon, appendix, right ovary, right fallopian tube, ureter |
| What are the main organs in the LOWER LEFT QUADRANT? | Colon, small intestines, left ureter, left ovary, left fallopian tube |
| superficial | more towards the surface of the body |
| deep | further away from the surface of the body |
| What does a suffix indicate? | condition, disease or procedure |
| What are the types of connective tissue? | bone, cartilage, fat and tendons |
| Describe the anatomical position | The anatomical position is the patient in the lateral position, feet together and even with the hip line and palms facing outward |
| What are the main contents of the DORSAL CAVITY? | Brain and spinal cord |
| What are the main contents of the THORACIC CAVITY? | Heart, lungs and the mediastinum |
| What are the main contents of the ABDOMINAL CAVITY? | Stomach, spleen, liver, gall bladder, pancreas and small intestines |
| What are the main contents of the PELVIC CAVITY? | Urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina, prostate gland |
| What are the 9 anatomical divisions of the abdomen? | Left hypochondriac, right hypochondriac, epigastric, right lumbar, left lumbar, umbilical, right iliac, left iliac, hypogastric |
| What are the parts of the integumentary system? | Hair, skin, nails, sweat glands and sebaceous glands |
| What is the endocrine system composed of? | Glands |
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