Hsc Chapt 2

Front 1

Adipose

Back 1

fatty tissue

Front 2

Anterior

Back 2

in front of

Front 3

Bilateral

Back 3

pertaining to 2 sides

Front 4

Biology

Back 4

study of life

Front 5

Cytology

Back 5

study of cells

Front 6

Dehydrate

Back 6

to remove water away from body

Front 7

Distal

Back 7

farthest from the center or point of origin

Front 8

Histology

Back 8

study of tissue

Front 9

Horizontal

Back 9

laying flat

Front 10

Inferior

Back 10

located below or in a downward direction

Front 11

Inguinal

Back 11

pertaining to the groin, or near the groin

Front 12

Internal

Back 12

within or the inside

Front 13

Lateral

Back 13

side

Front 14

Pathology

Back 14

study of disease

Any body tissue or foreign body that is removed must be identified by the Pathologist. This could be anything from a small mole to an amputated leg.

-The Pathology report is a written report that is a permanent part of the patient’s medical record. The pathologist is a physician. [A foreign body is anything that is “in” the body but is not a natural

Front 15

Physiology

Back 15

study of the nature of living organisms

Front 16

Posterior

Back 16

toward the back

Front 17

Proximal

Back 17

nearest the center or point of origin, nearest the point of attachment

Front 18

Superficial

Back 18

surface, or near surface; skin scratch

Front 19

Systemic

Back 19

body as a whole

Examples:

1) The physician might order a medication that has a systemic effect rather than a local effect.

2) Some diseases have systemic effects.

Front 20

Topical

Back 20

Topical medications are absorbed through the skin, such as anything that you would apply on topic of the skin.

Front 21

Unilateral

Back 21

pertaining to one side

Front 22

Ventral

Back 22

front side of body, abdomen, belly surface

hernia