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Med Term Wk 2
Medical Terminology A Living Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| crur/o | leg |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dist/o | away from |
| dors/o | back of body |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glute/o | buttock |
| gynec/o | female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hist/o | tissue |
| immun/o | protection |
| infer/o | below |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | loin |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| medi/o | middle |
| muscul/o | muscles |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| poster/o | back |
| proct/o | rectum and anus |
| proxim/o | near to |
| pub/o | genital region |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| spin/o | spine |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ur/o | urine |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ventr/o | belly |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| viscer/o | internal organ |
| nucleus | contains a cells DNA |
| cytoplasm | watery internal environment of a cell |
| cell membrane | the outermost boundary of a cell |
| histology | the study of tissue |
| muscle tissue | produces movement in the body through contraction. |
| epithelial tissue | composed of close packed cells to form the covering of and lining for the body. may be specialized to absorb substances, secrete substances, or excrete waste. |
| connective tissue | the supporting and protecting tissue in body structures. provides protective padding around body structures. |
| nervous tissue | allows for the conduction of electrical impulses to send information between the brain and the rest of the body. |
| sagittal plane | divides the body into left and right prtions |
| frontal/coronal plane | divides the body into front and back |
| transverse/horizontal plane | separates the body into top and bottom |
| cross section/ longitudinal section | an internal view of structures |
| Integumentary System | -Two way barrier and temperature regulation -skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands |
| musculoskeletal system | -supports and protects the body -forms blood cells -stores minerals -produces movement -bones, joints,muscles |
| cardiovascular system | -pumps blood to transport nutrients, oxygen and waste -heart, arteries, veins |
| hematic system | -transports oxygen, protects, controls bleeding -plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets |
| lymphatic system | -protects body -lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, spleen, thymus gland, tonsils |
| respiratory system | -obtains oxygen and removes carbon dioxide -nasal cavity,pharynx, larynx,trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs |
| gastrointestinal system | -Ingest, digest and absorb nutrients -oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, gall bladder, pancreas |
| urinary system | -filters waste and removes from the body -kidneys, uterus, urinary bladder, urethra |
| female reproductive system | -produces eggs and provides a place for the baby -ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, vulva, breast |
| male reproductive system | -produces sperm -testes, epididymis, vas deferens, penis, seminal vesicles, prostate glands, bulbourethral glands |
| endocrine system | -regulates metabolic activity -pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, thymus gland, pancreas, adrenal glands, ovaries & testes |
| nervous system | -receives sensory information and coordinates responses -brain, spinal cord, nerves |
| cross section | a slice perpendicular to the long axis of a structure (like cucumber circles) |
| longitudinal section | a lengthwise slice along the axis of a structure (like carrot sticks) |
| parietal layer | outer layer that lines cavities |
| visceral layer | inner layer that contacts viscera |
| pleura | a double layered membranous sack found in the thoracic cavity |
| peritoneum | a double layered membranous sack found in the abdominopelvic cavity |
| pleural cavity | surrounds the lungs |
| pericardial cavity | surrounds the heart |
| upper row regions | hypochondriac and epigastric |
| middle row regions | lumbar and umbilical |
| lower row regions | inguinal and hypogastric |
| apex | tip or summit of an organ |
| base | bottom or lower part of an organ |
| superficial | more towards the surface of the body |
| deep | further away from the surface of the body |
| supine | lying horizontally facing upwards |
| prone | lying horizontally facing downwards |
| abbreviation for anteroposterior | AP |
| abbreviation for cardiovascular | CV |
| abbreviation for ear, nose and throat | ENT |
| abbreviation for gastrointestinal | GI |
| abbreviation for gynecology | GYN |
| abbreviation for lateral | Lat |
| abbreviation for lower extremity | LE |
| abbreviation for lower left quadrant | LLQ |
| abbreviation for left upper quadrant | LUQ |
| abbreviation for musculosceletal | MS |
| abbreviation for obstetrics | OB |
| abbreviation for posteroanterior | PA |
| abbreviation for right lower quadrant | RLQ |
| abbreviation for right upper quadrant | RUQ |
| abbreviation for upper extremity | UE |
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