Med Term Exam 2 (Ch. 4)

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Abdomin/o

Back 1

Word root meaning abdomen

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Anter/o

Back 2

Word root meaning front

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Brachi/o

Back 3

Word root meaning arm

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Cari/o

Back 4

Word root meaning heart

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Caud/o

Back 5

Word root meaning tail

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Cephal/o

Back 6

Word root meaning head

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Cervic/o

Back 7

Word root meaning neck

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Chondr/i

Back 8

Word root meaning cartilage, gristle

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Cran/o; Crani/o

Back 9

Word root meaning skull

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Cyt/o

Back 10

Word root meaning cell

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Dist/o

Back 11

Word root meaning distant

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Dors/o

Back 12

Word root meaning back

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Femor/o

Back 13

Word root meaning thigh

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Gastr/o

Back 14

Word root meaning stomach

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Glute/o

Back 15

Word root meaning booty

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Hom/o; Home/o

Back 16

Word root meaning same

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Ili/o

Back 17

Word root meaning flank, hip, groin

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Infer/o

Back 18

Word root meaning below

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Inguin/o

Back 19

Word root meaning groin

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Later/o

Back 20

Word root meaning side

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Lumb/o

Back 21

Word root meaning loin, lower back

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Medi/o

Back 22

Word root meaning middle

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Organ/o

Back 23

Word root meaning organ

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Pelv/o

Back 24

Word root meaning bowl, basin

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Physi/o

Back 25

Word root meaning nature

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Pleur/o

Back 26

Word root meaning pleura, rib

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Poster/o

Back 27

Word root meaning back

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Proxim/o

Back 28

Word root meaning near

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Super/o

Back 29

Word root meaning above

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Thorac/o

Back 30

Word root meaning chest, thorax

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Tom/o

Back 31

Word root meaning to cut

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Umbilic/o

Back 32

Word root meaning navel, umbilicus

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Ventr/o

Back 33

Word root meaning belly

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The study of body structure is called ________.

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Anatomy

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suffix -y

Back 35

process of

Front 36

The study of the nature of living things is called _____.

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Physiology

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The process of maintaining internal stability is a concept called _________.

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Homeostasis

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Homeostasis is a central concept of _______.

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Human physiology

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The simplest building block of the body is known as ____.

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An atom

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When atoms bind together they form ____.

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Molecules

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When molecules bind together they form large, nonliving structures such as parts of cells called _____.

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Organelles

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What are the 4 main categories of tissues?

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1. Epithelial tissue
2. Connective tissue
3. Muscle tissue
4. Nervous tissue

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Two or more different tissues combine to form an ____.

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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

Front 45

How many systems of the body are there?

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11

Front 46

What are directional terms?

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Words used to describe the relative location of the body or its parts.

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The body position that is commonly used as a reference is known as ______.

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Anatomical position

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Describe anatomical position

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An erect posture with the face forward, arms at the sides, palms facing forward, and feet facing front

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Directional terms are always based on the __________.

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Anatomical position

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The suffixes of the directional terms are either ____ or ___.

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-ior or -al

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A ___ is an imaginary flat field that is used as a point of reference for viewing 3D objects.

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Plane

Front 52

What are the 3 major anatomical planes?

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1. Frontal (coronal)
2. Sagittal
3. Transverse (horizontal)

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Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.

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Frontal plane

Front 54

Which plane divides the body into left and right portions?

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Sagittal

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A sagittal plane dividing the body down the center into equal portions is called the _____ plane.

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Midsagittal

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Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?

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Transverse

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Which planes are vertical and which are horizontal?

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Vertical: frontal and sagittal
Horizontal: transverse

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Directional terms and regions are often constructed from one ___ and one ___.

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Word root; suffix

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The abdominal region is divided into ___ regions.

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Six

Front 60

The regions of the stomach include:

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1. Epigastric
2. Hypogastric
3. Hypochondriac
4. Iliac
5. Lumbar
6. Umbilical

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The four quadrants of the abdominal region include:

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1. Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
2. Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
3. Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
4. Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

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T/F: The head is considered an appendage.

Back 62

TRUEeEeeeeEEEeee

Front 63

The spaces in the trunk that are filled with organs are called _____ and their contents are known as ____.

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Organs, viscera

Front 64

What are the 2 main cavities?

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1. Dorsal
2. Ventral

Front 65

Which cavity includes the cranial and spinal cavities?

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The dorsal cavity

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The spinal cavity is also know as the ____ cavity.

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Vertebral

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Is the ventral cavity or dorsal cavity larger?

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The ventral cavity

Front 68

The ____ divides the ventral cavity into an upper and lower cavity.

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Diaphragm

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The thoracic cavity is ____ to the diaphragm and the abdominopelvic cavity is ____ to the diaphragm.

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superior, inferior

Front 70

The pericardial cavity is a smaller part of which cavity?

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The thoracic cavity

Front 71

Other than the pericardial cavity, what other cavities are part of the thoracic cavity?

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The 2 pleural cavities

Front 72

Which cavity includes the mediastinum?

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Thoracic cavity

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What is the mediastinum?

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The space in the area between the two lungs .

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The mediastinum contains:

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The heart, the large blood vessels around the heart, and the thymus gland.

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The upper area of the abdominopelvic cavity is called the _____ cavity and the lower portion is called the ____ cavity.

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Abdominal, pelvic

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The abdominal cavity contains:

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The liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen and most of the small and large intestines.

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The pelvic cavity begins at:

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The level of the iliac crest.

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The pelvic cavity includes:

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The bladder, internal reproductive organs and parts of the small and large intestines.

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_______ refers to a state of the body in which homeostasis has faltered due to any cause.

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Disease

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Pathology is the study of:

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Disease

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Identification of an illness is called the:

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Diagnosis

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Experiences of the patient resulting from a disease are called:

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Symptoms

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A finding that can be discovered by an objective examination is called a:

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Sign

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Clinical term for fever

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Febrile

Front 85

The medical term for a head cold is:

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Coryza

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T/F: Psoriasis is an acute diease.

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False. Chronic.

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A disease cause by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, or protozoans.

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Infection

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Disease resulting from trauma is called:

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Traumatic disease

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A prediction made by a health care professional predicting the probably course of the disease and its probable outcome.

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Prognosis

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Noninvasive procedures that allow observations of the internal structure and functions of the body.

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Diagnostic imaging

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The 5 major types of diagnostic imaging are:

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1. Endoscopy
2. CT scan
3. PET scan
4. MRI
5. Ultrasound

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The use of a long, flexible tube that can be inserted into a patient is called:

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Endoscopy

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A diagnostic procedure that combines multiple X-rays and computer enhancement to produce 3D images of internal body structures.

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CT scan

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A procedure that detects the journey of a radioactive-labeled substance such as glucose, through the body.

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PET scan

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PET stands for:

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Positron Emission Tomography

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CT or CAT scan stands for:

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Computed Tomography Scan

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MRI stands for:

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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This includes magnets that respond to hydrogen atoms in the body by sending signals to a computer which analyzes the information to produce 3D images.

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MRI

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Ultrasound is also called:

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Sonography

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This type of diagnostic imaging involves the pulsation of sound waves through a body region.

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Ultrasound