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Body Organization
Chapter 5 Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 4 Types of Tissue: | Epithelial, Nerve, Muscle, Connective |
| Body Cavities: | Dorsal and Ventral |
| 4 Abdominal Quadrants: | Right Upper Quadrant [RUQ], Left Upper Quadrant [LUQ], Right Lower Quadrant [RLQ], Left Lower Quadrant [LLQ] |
| 3 Planes: | Frontal, Midsagital, Transvers |
| -plasia | formation |
| -trophy | nutrition |
| anteri[o] | toward the front, ventral |
| posteri[o] | toward the back, dorsal |
| ventr[o] | belly side |
| dors[o] | back side |
| medi[o] | middle |
| later[o] | toward the side |
| superi[o] | uppermost |
| inferi[o] | lowermost |
| proxim[o] | nearer to the origin |
| dist[o] | far, distant |
| tel[e] | far, distant |
| cephal[o] | towards the head |
| caud[o] | toward the tail |
| Prone Position | on tummy |
| Supine Position | on back |
| Dorsal Cavities | Cranial, Spinal |
| Ventral Cavities | Thoracic, Pelvic, Abdominal |
| abdomin[o] | abdomen |
| acr[o] | extremities |
| blephar[o] | eyelid |
| cyst[o] | cyst, bladder, sac |
| dactyl[o] | digits |
| lapar[o] | abdominal wall |
| omphal[o] | umbilicus |
| onych[o] | nail |
| pelv[i] | pelvis |
| som[a] | body |
| somat[o] | body |
| thorac[o] | chest |
| periton[o] | peritoneum |
| lymph[o] | lymph |
| hidr[o] | sweat |
| hydr[o] | water |
| crin[o] | secrete |
| -crine | secrete |
| dacry[o] | tear, crying |
| lacrim[o] | tear, crying |
| muc[o] | mucus |
| py[o] | pus |
| sial[o] | saliva |
| ur[o] | urine |
| hem[o] | blood |
| hemat[o] | blood |
| Blood Composition: | 55% Plasma, 45% erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets |
| -poiesis | productions |
| -poietin | substance that causes production |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| Immunity: | Body's ability to counteract invasion by infectious organisms |
| Susceptibility | lack or resistance or protection |
| vaccination | prevent or modulate diseases |
| immunocompromised | immune response weakened by disease or immunosuppressive agent |
| immunosuppressant | prevent rejection by immune system |
| immunosuppressive | suppress immune system |
| immunodeficiency | lacking immune system |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome [AIDS] | defect in immune system |
| hypersensitivity | excessive reaction to an antigen |
| allergy | body reacts with an exaggerated immune response to common, harmless substances |
| anaphylaxis | life threatening reaction to an antigen |
| benign | gets better, does not have a tendency to spread |
| malignant | gets worse, has a tendency to spread |
| metastasis | spreading from one part of the body to another |
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