Med Term - Lesson 2

Front 1

Structural component of the nucleus, composed of nucleic acids and protein

Back 1

Chromatin

Front 2

Threadlike structures within the nucleus composed of DNA that carries hereditary information encoded in genes; formed by chromatin

Back 2

Chrimosome

Front 3

Molecule that holds genetic information capable of replicating and producing an exact copy whenever the cell divides

Back 3

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Front 4

Muscular wall that divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity

Back 4

Diaphragm

Front 5

Sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism

Back 5

Metabolism

Front 6

Cellular structure that provides a specialized function, such as the nucleus , reproduction, golgi apparatus, and lysosomes

Back 6

Organelle

Front 7

The science of the structure of the human body

Back 7

Anatomy

Front 8

Deals with the functions of the body

Back 8

Physiology

Front 9

The basic functional and structural unit of the entire human being

Back 9

Cell

Front 10

Acts as a barrier that supports and protects the intracellular contents

Back 10

Cell membrane

Front 11

Jellylike matrix within cells that contain organelles

Back 11

Cytoplasm

Front 12

Control center of the cell that contains the genetic information

Back 12

Nucleus

Front 13

Tissue that covers surfaces of organs, lines cavities and canals, forms tubes and ducts, provides secreting portions of glands, and makes up the epidermis of skin

Back 13

Epithelial tissue

Front 14

Tissue that supports and connects other tissue and organs

Back 14

Connective tissue

Front 15

Tissue responsible for movement

Back 15

Muscular tissue

Front 16

Tissue that transmits electrical impulses and relays information

Back 16

Nervous tissue

Front 17

This plane separates the right and left halves

Back 17

Midsagittal plane

Front 18

This planes separates the anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) aspects

Back 18

Coronal (frontal) planes

Front 19

This plane separates the superior (upper) and inferior (lower) aspects

Back 19

Transverse (horizontal) planes

Front 20

This body cavity refers to the brain

Back 20

Cranial (dorsal)

Front 21

This body cavity refers to the spinal cord

Back 21

Spinal (dorsal)

Front 22

This body cavity refers to the heart, lungs, and associated structures

Back 22

Thoracic (ventral)

Front 23

This body cavity refers to the digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs and structures

Back 23

Abdominopelvic (ventral)

Front 24

This plane transects the trunk at the top of the iliac crests

Back 24

Interiliac plane

Front 25

This plane is formed by the biting surfaces of the teeth

Back 25

Occlusal plane

Front 26

How many vertebrae are in the spine

Back 26

26

Front 27

Cyt/o

Back 27

Cell

Front 28

Hist/o

Back 28

Tissue

Front 29

Kary/o

Back 29

Nucleus

Front 30

Nucle/o

Back 30

Nucleus

Front 31

Anter/o

Back 31

Anterior, front

Front 32

Caud/o

Back 32

Tail

Front 33

Cephal/o

Back 33

Head

Front 34

Dist/o

Back 34

Far, farthest

Front 35

Dors/o

Back 35

Back (of body)

Front 36

Infer/o

Back 36

Lower, below

Front 37

Later/o

Back 37

Side, to one side

Front 38

Medi/o

Back 38

Middle

Front 39

Poster/o

Back 39

Back, behind, posterior

Front 40

Proxim/o

Back 40

Near, nearest

Front 41

Ventr/o

Back 41

Belly side, belly

Front 42

Abdomin/o

Back 42

Abdomen

Front 43

Cervic/o

Back 43

neck

Front 44

Crani/o

Back 44

Cranium

Front 45

Gastr/o

Back 45

Stomach

Front 46

Ili/o

Back 46

Pertaining to the ilium

Front 47

Inguin/o

Back 47

groin

Front 48

Lumb/o

Back 48

Loins (lower back)

Front 49

Pelv/i or pelv/o

Back 49

pelvis

Front 50

Spin/o

Back 50

Spine

Front 51

Thorac/o

Back 51

Chest

Front 52

Umbilic/o

Back 52

Umbilicus, navel

Front 53

Albin/o

Back 53

White

Front 54

Leuk/o

Back 54

White

Front 55

Identify the top body cavity

Back 55

Pleural cavity

Front 56

Identify the second body cavity

Back 56

Pericardial cavity

Front 57

Identify the third body cavity

Back 57

Abdominal cavity

Front 58

Identify the bottom body cavity

Back 58

Pelvic cavity

Front 59

Identify quadrant 1

Back 59

Right hypochondriac region

Front 60

Identify quadrant 2

Back 60

Epigastric region

Front 61

Identify quadrant 3

Back 61

Left hypochondriac region

Front 62

Identify quadrant 4

Back 62

Right lumbar region

Front 63

Identify quadrant 5

Back 63

Umbilical region

Front 64

Identify quadrant 6

Back 64

Left lumbar region

Front 65

Identify quadrant 7

Back 65

Right Inguinal / iliac region

Front 66

Identify quadrant 8

Back 66

Hypogastric region

Front 67

Identify region 9

Back 67

Left inguinal / iliac region

Front 68

Abduction

Back 68

Movement away from the midsagital median plane of the body or one of its part

Front 69

Adduction

Back 69

Movement toward the midsagittal median plane of the body

Front 70

Medial

Back 70

Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure

Front 71

Lateral

Back 71

Pertaining to a side

Front 72

Superior (cephaloid)

Back 72

Toward the head or upper party of a structure

Front 73

Inferior (caudal)

Back 73

Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure

Front 74

Proximal

Back 74

Nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body

Front 75

Distal

Back 75

Further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body

Front 76

Anterior (ventral)

Back 76

Front of the body

Front 77

Posterior (dorsal)

Back 77

Back of the body

Front 78

Parietal

Back 78

Pertaining of the outer wall of the body cavity

Front 79

Visceral

Back 79

Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs

Front 80

Prone

Back 80

Lying if the abdomen, face down

Front 81

Supine

Back 81

Lying horizontally on the back, face up

Front 82

Inversion

Back 82

Toward inward or inside out

Front 83

Eversion

Back 83

Turning outward

Front 84

Palmar

Back 84

Pertaining to the palm of the hand

Front 85

Plantar

Back 85

Pertaining to the sole of the foot

Front 86

Superficial

Back 86

Toward the surface of the body (external)

Front 87

Deep

Back 87

Away from the surface of the body (internal)

Front 88

Chlor/o

Back 88

Green

Front 89

Chrom/o

Back 89

Color

Front 90

Cirrh/o

Back 90

Yellow

Front 91

Jaund/o

Back 91

Yellow

Front 92

Xanth/o

Back 92

Yellow

Front 93

Cyan/o

Back 93

Blue

Front 94

Erythr/o

Back 94

Red

Front 95

Melan/o

Back 95

Black

Front 96

Poli/o

Back 96

Gray

Front 97

Identify A

Back 97

Gonion

Front 98

Identify B

Back 98

Mastoid tip

Front 99

Identify C

Back 99

Vertebra prominens

Front 100

Identify D

Back 100

Hyoid bone

Front 101

Identify E

Back 101

Thyroid cartilage

Front 102

Identify F

Back 102

Jugular notch

Front 103

What body type is this

Back 103

Hypersthenic

Front 104

Identify A

Back 104

C5 and thyroid cartilage

Front 105

Identify B

Back 105

T1

Front 106

Identify C

Back 106

T2, T3, and jugular notch

Front 107

Identify D

Back 107

T4, T5 and sternal angle

Front 108

Identify E

Back 108

T7 and interior angle scapula

Front 109

Identify F

Back 109

T9, T10 and xyphoid process

Front 110

Identify G

Back 110

L2, L3 and interior coastal margin

Front 111

Identify H

Back 111

L4, L5 and iliac crest

Front 112

Identify I

Back 112

S1 and anterior superior Iliac spine

Front 113

Identify J

Back 113

Coccyx, pubic symphysis and greater trocanters

Front 114

What body type is this

Back 114

Sthenic

Front 115

What body is this

Back 115

Asthenic

Front 116

Describe the outer layer of a bone

Back 116

Composed of compact bone

Front 117

Describe the inner portion of a bone

Back 117

Composed of spongy bone

Front 118

Covers all bony structures

Back 118

Periosteum

Front 119

Bone Tissue lining the medullary cavity

Back 119

Endosteum

Front 120

Knob like projections where muscles and tendons attach

Back 120

Tubercles, tuberosites

Front 121

Area on a bone where blood vessels and nerves enter and exit

Back 121

Foramina

Front 122

The opening on long bones in the periosteum where blood vessels and nerves enter and exit

Back 122

Nutrient foramen

Front 123

What body type is this

Back 123

Hyposthenic

Front 124

Osteology

Back 124

Study of bones

Front 125

Arthrology

Back 125

Study of joints

Front 126

Describes the development and formation of bones

Back 126

Ossification

Front 127

Describe bones that develop from fibrous membranes in the embryo. Produce flat bones such ad skull and sternum

Back 127

Intermembraneous ossification

Front 128

Describe bones that develop from hyaline cartilage in the embryo. Produces short, irregular, and long bones. Occurs from primary and secondary centers of ossification

Back 128

Endochondral ossification

Front 129

Process begins before birth and forms the long central shafts of bones

Back 129

Primary ossification

Front 130

Process after birth where separate bones begin to develop at the end of each long bone

Back 130

Secondary ossification

Front 131

Separate bone that develops at the end of each long bone

Back 131

Epiphysis

Front 132

Develops between the diaphysis and epiphysis as growth occurs

Back 132

Epiphyseal plate

Front 133

When does full ossification occur?

Back 133

21 years

Front 134

What are the five clarifications of bones

Back 134

Long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid

Front 135

Joint classification based on the mobility of a joint

Back 135

Functional classification

Front 136

What are the three functional classifications?

Back 136

Synarthroses, amphiathroses, diarthroses

Front 137

Describers and immovable joint

Back 137

Synarthroses

Front 138

Describes a joint with limited movement

Back 138

Amphoarthroses

Front 139

Describes a freely moveable joint

Back 139

Diarthroses

Front 140

Joint classification based on types of tissues that unite or bind articulating bones

Back 140

Structural classification

Front 141

What are the three structural classifications?

Back 141

Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial

Front 142

What is the connective / structural classification for syndesmosis

Back 142

Fibrous, amphiarthroses

Front 143

What is the connective / structural classification for suture

Back 143

Fibrous, synarthroses

Front 144

What is the connective / structural classification for gomphosis

Back 144

Fibrous, synarthroses

Front 145

What is the connective / structural classification for symphysis

Back 145

Cartilaginous, amphiarthroses

Front 146

What is the connective / structural classification for synchrondrosis

Back 146

Cartilaginous, synarthroses

Front 147

What is the connective / structural classification for gliding

Back 147

Synovial, diarthroses

Front 148

What is the connective / structural classification for hinge

Back 148

Synovial, diarthroses

Front 149

What is the connective / structural classification for Pivot

Back 149

Synovial, diarthroses

Front 150

What is the connective / structural classification for ellipsoid

Back 150

Synovial, diarthroses

Front 151

What is the connective / structural classification for saddle

Back 151

Synovial, diarthroses

Front 152

What is the connective / structural classification for ball and socket

Back 152

Synovial, diarthroses

Front 153

Bone marking - rounded process located at the end if an articular extremity

Back 153

Condyle

Front 154

Bone marking - ridge like process

Back 154

Crest

Front 155

Bone marking - projection located above condyle

Back 155

Epicondyle

Front 156

Bone marking - small smooth surfaced process

Back 156

Facet

Front 157

Bone marking - club-shaped process

Back 157

Malleolus

Front 158

Bone marking - sharp process

Back 158

Spine

Front 159

Bone marking - long pointed process

Back 159

Styloid

Front 160

Bone marking - deep groove

Back 160

Fissure

Front 161

Bone marking - hole in bone for transmission of blood vessels and nerves

Back 161

Foramen

Front 162

Bone marking - pit or hollow space

Back 162

Fossa

Front 163

Bone marking - shallow linear channel

Back 163

Groove

Front 164

Bone marking - tubelike passage running within a bone

Back 164

Meatus

Front 165

Bone marking - indentation into the border of a bone

Back 165

Notch

Front 166

Bone marking - cavity or hollow space

Back 166

Sinus

Front 167

Bone marking - furrow or trench depression

Back 167

Sulcus

Front 168

A fracture that does no break the skin

Back 168

Closed

Front 169

Serious fracture in which the bone projects through the skin

Back 169

Open

Front 170

Fracture in which the bone retains its normal alignment

Back 170

Non-displaced

Front 171

A serious fracture in which the bones are not in anatomic alignment

Back 171

Displaced

Front 172

Identify this fracture

Back 172

Compression

Front 173

Identify this fracture

Back 173

Open/compound

Front 174

Identify this fracture

Back 174

Simple

Front 175

Identify this fracture

Back 175

Greenstick

Front 176

Identify this fracture

Back 176

Transverse

Front 177

Identify this fracture

Back 177

Spiral / oblique

Front 178

Identify this fracture

Back 178

Comminuted

Front 179

Identify this fracture

Back 179

Impacted

Front 180

Contralateral

Back 180

Refers to part or parts on the opposite side of the body

Front 181

Parietal

Back 181

Refers to the wall or lining of a body cavity

Front 182

Identify the projection

Back 182

Lateral

Front 183

Identify the projection

Back 183

PA

Front 184

Identify the projection

Back 184

Ap

Front 185

Identify the projection

Back 185

Ap axial

Front 186

Identify the projection

Back 186

Tangential projection

Front 187

Identify the projection

Back 187

Lateromedial projection

Front 188

Identify the projection

Back 188

Pa oblique projection

Front 189

Identify the position

Back 189

Supine

Front 190

Identify the position

Back 190

Prone

Front 191

Identify the position

Back 191

Recumbent

Front 192

Identify the position

Back 192

Trendelenburg

Front 193

Identify the position

Back 193

Fowlers

Front 194

Identify the position

Back 194

Sims

Front 195

Identify the position

Back 195

Lithotomy

Front 196

Identify the position

Back 196

Left lateral

Front 197

Identify the position

Back 197

Right lateral