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VETT 118 - Week 2
Planes and terms describing the study of something
Term | Definition |
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Midsagittal (median, midline) | divides the body into equal right and left halves. |
Sagittal | divides the body into unequal right and left parts. |
Dorsal (frontal, coronal) | divides the body into back and belly (dorsal and ventral) parts |
Transverse (horizontal, cross-sectional) | divides the body into head and tail (cranial and caudal) parts |
-logy | the study of |
Anatomy | The study of body structure |
Physiology | The study of body functions |
physi/o- | nature |
Pathology | The study of the nature, causes, and development of abnormal conditions |
path/o | disease |
Pathophysiology | The study of changes in function caused by disease |
etiology | The study of disease causes |
eti/o | to cause |
-logist | specialist |