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92 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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front
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bol/o
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to cast (throw)
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cervic/o
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neck (of the body or of the uterus)
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chondr/o
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cartilage (type of connective tissue)
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chrom/o
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color
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coccyg/o
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coccyx (tailbone)
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crani/o
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skull
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cyt/o
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cell
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dist/o
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far, distant
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dors/o
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back portion of the body
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hist/o
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tissue
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ili/o
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ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
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inguin/o
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groin
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kary/o
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nucleus
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later/o
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side
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lumb/o
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lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)
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medi/o
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middle
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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poster/o
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back, behind
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proxim/o
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nearest
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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sarc/o
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flesh
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spin/o
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spine, backbone
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thel/o
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nipple
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thorac/o
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chest
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trache/o
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trachea, windpipe
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umbilic/o
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navel, umbilicus
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ventr/o
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belly side of the body
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vertebr/o
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vertebra(e), backbone(s)
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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ana-
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up
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cata-
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down
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epi-
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above
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hypo-
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below
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inter-
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between
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meta-
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change
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ism
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process, condition
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-ose
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pertaining to, full of
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-plasm
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formation
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-somes
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bodies
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-type
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picture, classification
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dorsal body cavities
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cranial and spinal
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ventral body cavities
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thoracic, abnominal, and pelvic cavities
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Cranial
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contains brain, pituitary gland
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Thoracic
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lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus gland, aorta (large artery)
divided into two smaller cavities: pleural cavity - space surrounding each lung. Mediastinum- centrally located area outside of and between the lungs. It contains the heart, aorta, trachea, esophagus, thymus gland, bronchial tubes, and many lymph nodes. |
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abdominal
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stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancrease, liver, and gallbladder. The diaphragm ( a muscular wall), divides the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
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pelvic
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portions of the small and large intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, urethra, and ureters; uterus and vagina in the female.
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spinal
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nerves of the spinal cord
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hypochondriac region
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upper right and left region below (hypo-) the cartilage (chondr/o) of the ribs that extend over the abdoment.
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epigastric region
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region above the stomach
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lumbar region
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middle right and left region near the waist.
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umbilical region
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region of the navel or umbilicus
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Inguinal region
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lower right and left region near the groin (inguin/o = groin) which is the area where the legs join the trunk of the body. This region, on right and left is also known as the iliac region because it is near the ilium, which is the upper portion of the hip bone.
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Hypogastric region
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lower middle region below the umbilical region
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right upper quadrant (RUQ)
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contains the liver (right lobe), gallbladder, part of the pancreas, parts of small and large intestines
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left upper quadrant (LUQ)
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contains the liver (left lobe), stomach spleen, part of the pancreas, parts of small and large intestines
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right lower quadrant (RLQ)
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contains part of the small and large intestines, right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter
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left lower quadrant (LLQ)
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contains parts of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter
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C1-C7
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Cervical - Neck region. There are seven cervical vertebrae
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T1-T12
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Thoracic - Chest region. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae
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L1-L5
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Lumbar - Loin (waist) or flank region (between the ribs and the hipbone). There are five lumbar vertebrae
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S1-S5
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Sacral - are fused to form one bone the sacrum
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Coccyx
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Coccygeal - (tailbone) is a small bone composed of four fused bones.
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anterior (ventral)
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Front surface of the body.
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deep
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away from the surface
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distal
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far from the point of attachment to the trunck or far from the beginning of a structure
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right lower quadrant (RLQ)
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contains part of the small and large intestines, right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter
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left lower quadrant (LLQ)
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contains parts of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter
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C1-C7
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Cervical - Neck region. There are seven cervical vertebrae
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T1-T12
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Thoracic - Chest region. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae
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L1-L5
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Lumbar - Loin (waist) or flank region (between the ribs and the hipbone). There are five lumbar vertebrae
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S1-S5
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Sacral - are fused to form one bone the sacrum
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Coccyx
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Coccygeal - (tailbone) is a small bone composed of four fused bones.
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anterior (ventral)
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Front surface of the body.
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deep
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away from the surface
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distal
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far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
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frontal (coronal) plane
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vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior structure
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inferior (caudal)
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below another structure; pertaining to the tail or lower portion of the body.
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lateral
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pertaining to the side.
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medial
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pertaining to the middle or near the medial plane of the body
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posterior (dorsal)
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back surface of the body
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prone
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lying on the belly (face down, palms down)
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proximal
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near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure
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sagittal (lateral) plane
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lengthwise, vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides.
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superficial
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on the surface
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superior (cephalic)
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above another structure; pertaining to the head.
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supine
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lying on the back (face up, palms up)
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transverse (cross-sectional or axial ) plane
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Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions.
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