Ao Pct Chpt 4

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abdomin/o

Back 1

abdomen

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anter/o

Back 2

front

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brachi/o

Back 3

arm

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cardi/o

Back 4

heart

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caud/o

Back 5

tail

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cephal/o

Back 6

head

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cervic/o

Back 7

neck

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chondr/i

Back 8

gristle, cartilage

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cran/o, crani/o

Back 9

skull

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cyt/o

Back 10

cell

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dist/o

Back 11

distant

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dors/o

Back 12

back

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femor/o

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thigh

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gastr/o

Back 14

stomach

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glute/o

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buttock

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hom/o, home/o

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same

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ili/o

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flank, hip, grain

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infer/o

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below

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inguin/o

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groin

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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loin, lower back

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medi/o

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middle

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organ/o

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tool

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pelv/o

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bowl, basin

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physi/o

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nature

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pleur/o

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pleura, rib

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poster/o

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back

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proxim/o

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near

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super/o

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above

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thorac/o

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chest, thorax

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tom/o

Back 31

to cut

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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly

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anatomy

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the study of the body structure

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physiology

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the study of the nature of living things

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Cells can be arranged to form

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tissues

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two or more different tissues can from

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organ

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a group of organs sharing a general function is called a

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system

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Body position commonly used as a reference

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anatomical position - face forward, arms at sides, palms facing forward, legs together, toes point forward

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Pertaining to

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-ior or -al

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Super-

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above

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infer-

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below

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anter-

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front

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poster-

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back

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medi-

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middle

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later-

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side

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proxim-

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near

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dist-

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distant

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dors-

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back

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ventr-

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belly

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caud-

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tail

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When do you drop the combining vowel?

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when the word part starts with a vowel

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frontal or coronal plane

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vertical plane through the body from side to side dividing the body into anterior and posterior

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sagittal plane

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vertical plane tat divides the body into right and left portions

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transverse plane

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horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions

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thoracic region

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chest or thorax

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abdominal region

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abdomen

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epigastic

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on top of the stomach

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hypogastric

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below the stomach

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hypochondriac

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below the cartilage

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iliac

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pertaining to the hip or groin

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lumbar

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pertaining to the groin

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umbilical

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pertaining to the navel

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Quadrants

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RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

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appendages

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legs, arms, head

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trunk

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torso

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chrono/o

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time

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path/o

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disease

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disease

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state of the body when homeostasis has failed

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pathology

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study of disease

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diagnosis

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identify the illness

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symptoms

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experiences of the patient resulting from disease

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sign

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finding that can be discovered by objective examination

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acute

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disease of short duration

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chronic

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long duration disease

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infection

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disease caused by organisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, or protozoans

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trauma

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physical injury that can result in disease

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prognosis

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prediction of probable course and outcome of disease

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diagnostic imaging

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noninvasive technologies that allow observation of internal structures and functions of the bodyt

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types of diagnostic imaging

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endoscopy, CT scan, PET scan, MRI and ultrasound

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endoscopy

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the use of a long, flexible tube that can be inserted into the patient

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CT Scan

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CAT Scan - multiple X-rays and computer enhancement to produce 3D images of internal body structures

computed tomography scanning

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PET scan

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procedure detects the passage of a radioactive labeled substance like glucose through the body

positron emission tomography

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging - magnets that respond to H atoms in the body by sending signals to the computer which makes a 3D image

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Ultrasound

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or sonography - pulsation of waves through a body region