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80 Cards in this Set
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Crown or coronary
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coron/o
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Fat
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adip/o
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gland
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aden/o
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constant
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home/o
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relating to the head
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cephal/o
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within
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endo
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above
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epi
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cell
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cyt/o
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out of
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exo
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tissue
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hist/o
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pertaining to
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-ac
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control
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-stasis
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disease, suffering, and emotion
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path/o
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formative material of cells
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-plasm
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behind
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retro
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An infection acquired in a hospital:
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nosocomial
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Part of the lymphatic and immune system:
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spleen
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Cavity that contains the major organs of digestion:
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abdominal
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The direction toward or nearer the midline
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medial
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Internal and external surfaces of the body are covered with:
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epithelial tissue
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A genetic disorder characterized by missing digestive enzyme:
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phenylketonuria
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Inflammation of a gland:
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adenitis
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The abdominal cavity is lined with:
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parietal peritoneum
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The functional units of heredity:
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genes
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The study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues:
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histology
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Above the stomach:
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epigastric
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Belly button:
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umbilical
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Below the ribs
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hypochondriac
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Below the stomach:
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hypogastric
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Hip bone:
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iliac
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Pertaining to the groin:
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inguinal
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The study of how traits are transferred:
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genetics
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Specialist in outbreaks of diseases:
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pathologist
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Glands that excrete their secretions through ducts:
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exocrine
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The stomach is ____ to the diaphragm:
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inferior
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Maintaining a constant internal environment:
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homeostasis
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Hereditary bleeding disorders where clotting factors are missing:
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hemophilia
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General increase in the bulk of a part or organ:
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Hypertrophy
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An illness without a known cause:
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idiopathic
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Any deviation from what is regarded as normal:
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anomaly
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Abnormal development of tissue cells:
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dysplasia
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A change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other:
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Anaplasia
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Abnormal increase in the dumber of normal cells in normal arrangement in a tissue:
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hyperplasia
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Incomplete development of an organ or tissue:
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hypoplaisa
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Defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue:
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Aplasia
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Situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure:
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medial
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Situated in the back:
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posterior
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When the body is divided into front and back portions:
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Coronal (frontal) plane
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When the body is divided vertically into equal left and right portions:
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midsagittal plane
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Part of the elbow is formed by the ____ end of the humerous:
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distal
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Genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness of muscle fibers:
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muscular dystrophy
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The study of the functions of the structures of the body:
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physiology
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Cavity that protects the heart and lungs:
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thoracic
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A side effect or an unfavorable response arising from a prescribed medical treatment:
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iatrogenic
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The combination of the abdominal and pelvic cavities:
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abdominopelvic cavity
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Sudden, widespread outbreak of a disease:
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epidemic
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No physical changes to explain symptoms:
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functional disorder
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Bleeding disorder where clotting factors are missing:
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hemophilia
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Determining the cause of a disease:
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Etiology
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Inflammation of the peritoneum:
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peritonitis
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Acquiring a disease through water:
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waterborne transmission
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Lower right area of the abdomen:
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lower right quadrant
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Inflammation within the area formed by the hipbones is the ___ cavity
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pelvic
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The study of the structure and function of cells:
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cytology
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Person who studies traits and characteristics, and how they are transmitted:
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geneticist
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Lower left side of the abdomen
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lumbar
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Down syndrome is also known as:
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chromosome 21
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The only cells in the body that do not have 46 chromosomes:
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gametes
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Liquid connective tissue:
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adipose tissue
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The esophagus is part of this system:
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digestive
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Surgical repair of a muscle:
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myoplasty
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Pain in a nerve:
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neuralgia
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Abnormal condition of the stomach:
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gastosis
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Inflammation of the larynx:
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laryngitis
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Surgical removal of part of a muscle:
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myectomy
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Pain in the stomach:
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gastralgia
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Surgical removal of the larynx:
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larynectomy
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Abnormal condition of the kidney:
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nephrosis
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Surgical repair of a nerve:
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neuroplasy
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Inflammation of the kidney:
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nephritis
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