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ORGANIZATION OF BODY
CHAPTER 2. DAVE-ELLEN CHABNER
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o (combining form) | abdomen |
| Anter/o (combining form) | front |
| Bronch/o (combining form) | bronchial tubes ( leading from the windpipe tot he lungs) |
| Cervic/o (combining form) | neck of the body or neck (cervix) of the uterus |
| Chondr/o (combining form) | cartilage |
| Coccyg/o (combining form) | coccyx,tailbone |
| Crani/o (combining form) | skull |
| Epitheli/o (combining form) | skin, surface tissue |
| Esophag/o (combining form) | esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach) |
| Hepat/o (combining form) | liver |
| Lapar/o (combining form) | abdomen |
| laryng/o (combining form) | larynx (voice box) |
| Later/o (combining form) | side |
| Lumb/o (combining form) | loin (waist) |
| Lymph/o (combining form) | lypmh (clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels) |
| Mediastin/o (combining form) | mediastinum (space between lungs) |
| Pelv/o (combining form) | pelvis (bones of the hip |
| Peritone/o (combining form) | peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdomen |
| pharyng/o (combining form) | pharynx (throat) |
| Pleur/o (combining form) | pleura |
| Poster/o (combining form) | back/behind |
| Sacr/o (combining form) | sacrum (5 focused bones in the lower back) |
| Spin/o (combining form) | spine (back) |
| Thorac/o (combining form) | chest |
| Trache/o (combining form) | trachea (windpipe) |
| Vertebr/o (combining form) | vertebra (backbone) |
| Frontal (coronal plane) | an up-and-down plane that divides the body, or the body part such as an organ, into front and back portions |
| Sagittal (lateral) plane | another type of up-and-down plane that divides the body or organ into right and left sides. the midsagittal plane divides the body vertically into the right and left halves. |
| transverse (axial) plane | a horizontal plane that divides the body or organ into upper and lower-portions, as in a cross-section. |
| cervical (neck region) | 7 bones, aka C1-C7 |
| Thoracic ( chest) region | 12 bones, T1-T12 |
| Lumbar (loin or waist) region | 5 bones L1-L5 |
| Sacral (sacrum or lower back) region | 5 fused bones S1-S5 |
| Coccygeal ( coccyx or tailbone) region | fused bones |
| Bronchial tubes belongs to what system? | respiratory |
| Cerebrum belongs to what system? | nervous |
| coccyx (tailbone) belongs to what system? | musculoskeletal |
| colon ( large intestine) belongs to what system? | digestive |
| esophagus (food tube) belongs to what system? | digestive |
| Kidneys belongs to what system? | Urinary |
| larynx (voice box) belongs to what system? | respiratory |
| lungs belongs to what system? | respiratory |
| Ovaries belongs to what system? | female reproductive/ endocrine |
| pharynx (throat) belongs to what system? | digestive/respiratory |
| spinal chord belongs to what system? | nervous |
| trachea (windpipe) belongs to what system? | respiratory |
| ureters belongs to what system? | urinary |
| urethra belongs to what system? | urinary |
| uterus belongs to what system? | female reproductive |
| vertebrae (backbones) belongs to what system? | musculoskeletal |