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FLAVIN MED1010 ch 4
BODY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | Structure |
| Physiology | Function |
| Homeostasis | Refers to the balance in the body |
| The body is made up of the smallest ? | atom |
| Atoms make up... | molecules |
| Molecules make up ... | cells |
| Cells make up ... | tissues |
| Tissues make up ... | organs |
| Organs make up ... | systems |
| There are 11 systems | Hint- M U R D E R I N C S L |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Anterior | Front |
| Posterior | Back |
| Proximal & Distal refer to the | attachment to the trunk which helps describe the body |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o | front |
| brachi/o | arm |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cran/o, crani/o | skull |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | distant |
| dors/o | back |
| femor/o | thigh |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glute/o | buttock |
| hom/o, home/o | same |
| ili/o | hip, groin |
| infer/o | below |
| lumb/o | loin or lower back |
| medi/o | middle |
| oran/o | tool |
| pelv/o | bowl |
| physi/o | nature |
| back | poster/o |
| proxim/o | near |
| superi/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest, thorax |
| tom/o | to cut |
| umbilic/o | navel |
| ventr/o | belly |
| brachial region | pertaining to the arm region |
| cephalic region | pertaining to the head |
| cervical region | pertaining to the neck |
| femoral region | pertaining to the thigh |
| gastric region | pertaining to the abdominal region |
| gluteal region | pertaining to the buttock |
| pertaining to specific area of below belly | hypogastric region |
| pertaining to the groin | inguinal region |
| thoracic region | pertaining to the chest or thorax |
| pertaining to the abdomen that contains the naval | umbilical region |
| caudal | pertaining to the tail |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back |
| ventral | pertaining to the belly |
| distal | away from the origin of attachment to the trunk |
| proximal | toward the origin of attachment to the trunk |
| deep | away from surface |
| superficial | external, toward the body surface |
| lateral | toward the side |
| pain | unpleasant sensory & emotion experience associated w/ tissue damage |
| sensation | feeling or mental experience perceiving any stimuli |
| sign | finding that can be discovered by an objective examination |
| symptom | experiences of the pt resulting from a disease |
| acute | short duration of disease |
| chronic | disease lasting a long duration |
| disease | conditon of instability/ homeostasis upset |
| idiopathic | disease of unknown cause |
| infection | parasitic organisms in body such as bacteria, viruses, & fungi |
| trauma | a physical injury |
| appendage | head, arms, & legs |
| diaphragm | sheet of muscle separating thoracic & abdominal cavity |
| viscera | internal contents of body cavities, including organs, fluid, and connecting structures |
| prognosis | forecast of probable cause or outcome of a disease |
| pathology | study of disease |
| pathologist | one who studies disease |
| etiology | study of the causes of disease |
| determination of the nature of a disease | diagnosis |
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