Whole Body Terms Word Scramble
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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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