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ORGANIZATION OF BODY

CHAPTER 2. DAVE-ELLEN CHABNER

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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
Created by: wellyn84
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