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Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adip/o | fat |
| ose | pertaining to or full of |
| Ana | up, apart |
| bol | to cast |
| ism | a process |
| Anter/o | front |
| ior | pertaining to |
| cata | down |
| Anabolism vs Catabolism | Anabolism = in this cellular process, proteins are bult up from simpler substances. Catabolism = complex nutrients are broken down into simpler substance and energy is released. |
| Cyt/o | cell |
| plasm | formation |
| Cytoplasm | includes all the material outside the nucleus and enclosed by the cell membrane. |
| Crani/o | skull |
| tomy | cutting, incision |
| Dist/o | far, distant |
| al | relating to, of or like |
| dors/o | back portion of the body |
| hist/o | tissue |
| Lateral | pertaining to the side. Example when thumb is in anatomic position is is lateral. |
| Mediastinum | the centrally located space outside of and betweeen the lungs. |
| Medi/o | medial |
| stinum | chest, sternum |
| Meta | change |
| bol/o | to cast |
| ism | process, condition |
| poster/o | toward the back |
| ior | pertaining to |
| Kary/o | nucleus |
| type | classification or picture |
| Prone | lying on the belly |
| Proxim/o | nearest |
| Supine | lying on back |
| Superior | above another structure. |
| Viscer/o | internal organs |
| inter | between |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| inguin/o | groin |
| ventr/o | belly side of the body |
| Divisions of the spine | Cervical (7) Thoracic (12) Lumbar (5) Sacrum/Sacral (5) Coccyx/Coccygeal (4) |
| Frontal Plane | divides the body into a front and back portion. Routine chest x-rays are shot from this direction |
| Sagittal Plane | divides the body lengthwise into a left and right side. Lateral chest x-rays are taken from this view |
| Transverse Plane | is a cross- sectional or sliced view. This plane is utilized in computed tomography (CT scans). |
| Inferior | below another structure; pertaining to the lower portion of the body. |
| Larynx | voice box |