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Test review for Chapter 3 & 4

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ile, ior, -ous, -tic...are suffixes that mean...   Pertaining to, Relating to  
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-esis, -ia, -ism...are suffixes that mean...   Condition  
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-iatry is a suffix that means   medicine, treatment  
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-ician, -ist are suffixes that mean   Specialist  
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-icle, -ole, -ule are suffixes that mean   Small, minor  
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The plural form of -a   -ae  
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The plural form of -ax   -aces  
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The plural form of -en   -ina  
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The plural form of -is   -es  
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The plural form of -ix and -ex   -ices  
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The plural form of -ma   -mata  
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The plural form of -on and -um   -a  
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The plural form of -us   -i  
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The plural form of -y   -ies  
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epi   above, upon  
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hypo-   under, below, deficient  
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infra- ,sub-   under, below  
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inter-   between  
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post-   after, behind  
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pre- ,pro-   before, in front  
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retro-   backwards  
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bi-   two, both  
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dipl(o)-   double  
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hemi-   one half  
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hyper-   excessive, above normal (increasing)  
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macro-   large  
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micro-   small  
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mono-,uni-   one  
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multi- ,poly-   many, much  
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primi-   first  
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quadri-   four  
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tri-   three  
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ab-   from, away from  
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ad-   towards  
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circum-   around (movement)  
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peri-   around (position)  
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dia-   through, across (movement)  
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trans-   through, across (position)  
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ecto- ,exo- ,extra-   outside, outward  
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endo- ,intra-   in, within  
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para-   near, beside; beyond  
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super- ,supra-   upper, above, excessive, superior  
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ultra-   excess, beyond  
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a- ,an-   without, not  
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anti-, contra-   aganist  
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brady-   slow  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult  
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eu-   good, normal  
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hetero-   different  
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homo- ,homeo-   same  
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mal-   bad  
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pan-   all  
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pseudo-   false  
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syn- ,sym-   union, together, joined  
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tachy-   rapid  
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Levels of organization   1st: cell 2nd: tissue 3rd: organ 4th: systen 5th: organism  
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Types of tissue   Epitheial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous  
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Major parts of a cell..   Cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus  
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RUQ   Right Upper Quadrant  
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LUQ   Left Upper Quadrant  
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RLQ   Right Lower Quadrant  
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LLQ   left Lower Quadrant  
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The Spine is divided in to these sections..   Cervical(neck), thoracic(chest), lumbar(loin), sacral(lower back), coccyx(tail bone)  
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Movement away from the median plan of the body or one of its parts   ABduction  
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Movement toward the median plane   ADduction  
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Pertaining to the midline of the body structure   Medial  
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pertaining to the side   lateral  
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Toward the hear or upper portion of a structure   Superior  
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Away from the head or towards the tail or lower part of a structure   Inferior (caudal)  
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Nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body   Proximal  
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Further form the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body   Distal  
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Near the front of the body   Anterior (ventral)  
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Near the back of the body   Posterior (dorsal)  
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Pertaining to the outer layer of the outer wall of the body cavity   Parietal  
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Pertaining to the inner layer of the outer wall of the body cavity (viscera)   Visceral  
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Lying horizontal with the face downward, or indicating the hands with the palms turned downward   Prone  
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Lying on the back face upward, or indicating the position of the hand or foot with the palm or foot facing upward   Supine  
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Turning inward or inside out   Inversion  
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Turning outward   Eversion  
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Pertaining to the palm of the hand   Palmer  
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Pertaining to the sole of the foot   plantar  
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Towards the surface of the body   Superficial  
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away from the surface of the body (internal)   Deep  
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Cell   Cyt/o  
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Tissue   hist/o  
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nucleus   nucle/o, kary/o  
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Cranium (skull)   crani/o  
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far, farthest   dist/o  
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back (of the body)   dors/o  
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side   later/o  
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middle   medi/o  
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near, nearest   proxim/o  
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belly, belly side   ventr/o  
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neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)   cervic/o  
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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)   ili/o  
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groin   inguin/o  
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loins, lower back   lumb/o  
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naval   umbilic/o  
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white   albin/o, leuk/o  
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green   chlor/o  
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color   chrom/o  
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yellow   cirrh/o, jaund/o,  
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Blue   cyan/o  
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red   erythr/o  
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black   melan/o  
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gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)   poli/o  
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extremity   acr/o  
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cause   eti/o  
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unknown, peculiar   idi/o  
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form, shape, structure   morph/o  
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radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)   radi/o  
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body   somat/o  
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sound   son/o  
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internal organs   viscer/o  
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dry   xer/o  
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Anatomical Position   Facing foward feet parallel, arms to the side hands facinf foward with thumbs pointing up.  
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Divides the body left and right   Midsagittal Plane  
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Divides the bodys Anterior and Posterior   Coronal or Frontal plane  
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Divides the bodys Superior and Inferior   Transverse of Horizontal plane  
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Major organ of the Cranial Cavity   Brain  
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major organ of the Spinal Cavity   Spinal cord  
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The Dorsal Cavity contains... (types of cavities)   Cranial, Spinal  
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The Ventral Cavity contains...(types of cavities)   Thoracic, Abdominopelvic  
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Major organs of the Thoracic Cavity   Heart, Lungs, and associated structures  
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Major organs of the Abdominopelvic Cavity   Digestive, excretory and reproductive organs and structures  
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Possible causes for disease   metabolic , infectious, congenital, hereditary, environmental, neoplastic  
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A metabolic cause for disease can be decribed as   a problem with the bodys metabolism  
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A infectious cause for a disease can be described as   contagious, involving microrganisms, passed from one person to another  
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A congenital cause for disease can be decsribed as   be initiated in utero (after conception, before birth)  
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An enviromental disease can be described as   having been influenced by outside contaminants or elements  
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A neoplastic disease can be described as   having an abnormal growth  
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Gel-like substance that surrounds the nucleus of a cell but contained within the cell membrane   cytoplasm  
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identification of a disease or condition by scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, laboratory, and clinical tests results, and radiolographic procedures   Diagnosis  
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Study of the causes of disease   Etiology  
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pertaining to conditions without clear pathogenesis, or disease without recognizable cause, as of spontaneous origin   Idiopathic  
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Prediction of the course and end of a disease and the estimated chance of recovery   prognosis  
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Any objective evidence or manifestation of an illness or disordered function of the body   Sign  
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Any change in the body or its functions as preceived by the patient   symptom  
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study of the body at the cellular level   Cytology  
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Body cells perform these types of activites   activites associated with life, including obtaining nourishment, eliminating waste and reproducing  
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Organs are..   Body structures composed of at least two or more tissue types that perform specialized functions  
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Systems are...   composed of varying number of organs and accessory structures that have similar or interrelated functions  
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An Organism is...   a complete living entity capable of independent existance. Consists of a number of systems.  
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Branch of medicine concerned with the use if radiation, ultrasound and imaging techniques for diagnosis and treatment of a disease and injury   Radiology  
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