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Whole Body Terms
Terms for Medical A & P
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ana- | Up |
| Cata- | Down |
| Epi- | Above |
| Hypo- | Below |
| Inter- | Between |
| Meta- | Change |
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Adip/o | Fat |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Bol/o | To cast, Throw |
| Cervic/o | Neck (of the body or uterus) |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Coccyg/o | Coccyx, Tailbone |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dist/o | Far, Distant |
| Dors/o | Back portion of the body |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Ili/o | Ilium, Part of the pelvic bone |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Kary/o | Nucleus |
| Later/o | Side |
| Lumb/o | Lower back, Side & back between ribs & pelvis |
| Medi/o | Middle |
| Nucle/o | Nucleus |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis, Hip region |
| Poster/o | Back, Behind |
| Proxim/o | Nearest |
| Sacr/o | Sacrum |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Spin/o | Spine, Backbone |
| Thel/o | Nipple |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Trache/o | Trachea, Windpipe |
| Umbilic/o | Navel, Umbilicus |
| Ventr/o | Belly side of the body |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra(e), Backbone(s) |
| Viscer/o | Internal organs |
| -eal | Pertaining to |
| -iac | Pertaining to |
| -ior | Pertaining to |
| -ism | Process, Condition |
| -ose | Pertaining to, Full of |
| -plasm | Formation |
| -somes | Bodies |
| -type | Picture, Classification |
| What are 4 types of tissues? | Epithelial, Muscle, Connective, Nerve |
| Epithelial Tissue | Forms linings of internal organs and outer surface of skin covering the body |
| Muscle Tissue | Contains voluntary and involuntary |
| Voluntary Muscle Tissue | Movement is under conscious control |
| Involuntary Muscle Tissue | Movement is not under conscious control |
| Connective Tissue | Contains adipose and cartilage |
| Adipose Tissue | Fat tissue |
| Cartilage Tissue | Bone, blood and elastic fibers attached to bones |
| Nerve Tissue | Conducts impulses all over the body |
| System | A group of organs working together to perform complex functions |
| What are the 10 organ systems? | Digestive, Urinary/Excretory, Respiratory, Reproductive, Endocrine, Nervous, Circulatory, Musculoskeletal, Skin and Sense organs |
| Axial | Head, Neck, Trunk |
| Appendicular | Appendages and limbs |
| Anatomical Position | Body erect, Feet slightly apart, Palms facing foward, Thumbs pointing away from body |
| Supine | Lying on back, Facing up |
| Prone | Lying on belly, Facing down |
| Fowler's | Head or bed elevated 45-60 degrees |
| Dorsal Cavity | Pertaining to the back, also posterior, contains Cranial and Spinal cavity |
| Cranial Cavity | Contains the brain and pituitary gland, Located in dorsal cavity |
| Spinal Cavity | Contains spinal cord and nerves of the spinal cord, Located in dorsal cavity |
| Ventral Cavity | Pertaining to the front, also anterior, contains Thoracic and Abdominopelvic cavity |
| Thoracic Cavity | Contains lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus gland and aorta, also contains pleural cavity and mediastinum |
| Pleural Cavity | Membrane surrounding lungs and protects them |
| Mediastinum | Located outside of and between lungs |
| Abdominopelvic Cavity | Contains all organs below the diaphragm |
| Regions of the Abdominopelvic Cavity | R. Hypochonriac, epigastric, L. Hypochondriac, R. Lumbar, Umbilical, L. Lumbar, R. Inguinal(Iliac), Hypogastric, L. Inguinal(Iliac) |
| Quadrants of Abdominopelvic Cavity | Right Upper Quad(RUQ), Left Upper Quad(LUQ), Right Lower Quad(RLQ), Left Lower Quad(LLQ) |
| Organs in RUQ | Liver(R. Lobe), Gallbladder, Part of Pancreas, Parts of Small & Large Intestines |
| Organs in LUQ | Liver(L. Lobe), Stomach, Spleen, Part of Pancreas, Parts of Small & Large Intestine |
| Organs in RLQ | Parts of Small & Large Intestine, R. Ovary, R. Fallopian Tube, Appendix, R. Ureter |
| Organs in LLQ | Parts of Small & Large Intestine, L. Ovary, L. Fallopian Tube, L. Ureter |
| What are the 5 divisions of the back? | Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccygeal |
| Deep | Away from surface |
| Superficial | On the surface |
| Proximal | Near point of attachment to trunk or structure |
| Distal | Far from point of attachment to trunk or structure |
| Inferior | Below another structure |
| Superior | Above another structure |
| Medial | Middle |
| Lateral | Side |
| Plane | Imaginary flat surface |
| What are the 3 planes? | Frontal(Coronal), Sagittal(Lateral) and Transverse(Cross-sectional or Axial) |
| Frontal(Coronal) plane | Vertical plane divides body into anterior and posterior sections |
| Sagittal(Lateral) plane | Vertical plane divides body into left and right sides |
| Transverse(Cross-sectional or Axial) plane | Horizontal plane divides body into superior and inferior sections |
| Disease | Conditions which the fails to function normally, often referred to as a condition that causes extreme pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems and death |
| Homeostasis | Physiologic process that monitors and maintains a stable internal environment or equilibrium, keep body in balance |
| Metabolism | Sum if chemical and physical reactions that occur in the body |
| Manifestation | Results of a disease process |
| Syndrome | When all manifestations are combined together |
| Signs | Definitive and objective indicator of illness |
| Symptoms | Subjective and more difficult to measure indicators of illness |
| Vital Signs | Common and measurable indicators that help assess health of patients |
| What are the main vital signs? | Pulse, Blood Pressure, Temperature and Respiratory Rate |
| Diagnosis | Identification of disease determined by studying patient's signs, symptoms, history and result of diagnostic tests |
| Etiology | Cause of disease |
| Prognosis | Prediction of disease outcome |
| Acute | Short term |
| Chronic | Long term |
| Terminal | Last stage of disease resulting in death |
| Remission | When signs & symptoms of disease disappear for a period of time |
| Exacerbation | Disease flairs and may come back |
| Relapse | Disease returns for a long period of time after remission |
| Complication | Abnormal signs and symptoms that person develops already suffering from disease |
| Sequela | Damage after disease process finished its course |
| Morbidity | Disability and extent of illness caused by disease |
| Mortality | Death |
| S.O.B | Shortnes of breathe |
| A & P | Anatomy and Physiology |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| STAT | Immediately |
| G.I. | Gastrointestinal |
Created by:
Lacey.Cutler
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