Med Term Vocab Ch 2

Front 1

abdomen

Back 1

area of the body between chest and pelvis region

Front 2

abdomen cavity

Back 2

area of the body between chest and pelvis (hip)

Front 3

adipose

Back 3

pertaining to fat

Front 4

anabolism

Back 4

process of building up

Front 5

anterior

Back 5

pertaining to the front of a structure

Front 6

cartilage

Back 6

elastic, connective tissue found at joints

Front 7

catabolism

Back 7

cellular process of breaking down of complex substance into simple compounds (energy release)

Front 8

caudal

Back 8

pertaining to lower portion of an organ or structure

Front 9

cell membrane

Back 9

thin and delicate structure surrounding a cell, allows materials to pass in and out

Front 10

cephalad

Back 10

toward the head

Front 11

cervical

Back 11

pertaining to the neck or lower neckline of the uterus

Front 12

chondroma

Back 12

benign tumor of cartilage

Front 13

chondrosarcoma

Back 13

cancerous tumor of cartilage

Front 14

chromosome

Back 14

thread like structure with the nucleus of a cell (DNA)

Front 15

coccygeal

Back 15

pertaining to the tailbone

Front 16

coccyx

Back 16

tailbone at the end of the spinal

Front 17

cranial cavity

Back 17

pertaining to space within the skull

Front 18

craniotomy

Back 18

incision of the skull

Front 19

cytoplasm

Back 19

all of the substance of a cell other than the nucleus

Front 20

deep

Back 20

away from the surface of the body

Front 21

diaphram

Back 21

muscular wall seperating the chest and abdomen

Front 22

disk

Back 22

circular plate like structure composed of cartilage

Front 23

distal

Back 23

pertaining to far from the beginning of the structure

Front 24

dorsal

Back 24

pertaining to the back

Front 25

endoplasmic reticulum

Back 25

network of canals with the cytoplasm of the cell

Front 26

epithelial cells

Back 26

upper middle region, between right and left hypochondriac regions

Front 27

frontal plane

Back 27

a vertical plane passing through the body and dividing it into front and back portions

Front 28

genes

Back 28

segments of DNA that determine hereditary

Front 29

histology

Back 29

study of tissues

Front 30

hypochondriac region

Back 30

upper abdominal area on either side of the epigastric region

Front 31

hypogastric

Back 31

lower middle region of the abdomen

Front 32

iliac

Back 32

pertaining to the right or left upper most portion of the hipbone

Front 33

inguinal

Back 33

groin

Front 34

intervertebral

Back 34

backbones

Front 35

karotype

Back 35

classification of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell determined by a photograph

Front 36

larynx

Back 36

voice box

Front 37

lateral

Back 37

pertaining to the side

Front 38

lumbar region

Back 38

back of the body, lower back in front of body, near the navel

Front 39

lumbosacral

Back 39

pertaining to lumbar and sacral regions of the back

Front 40

medial

Back 40

pertaining to middle of the body

Front 41

mediastinum

Back 41

part of the chest cavity between the lungs

Front 42

metabolism

Back 42

chemical process that occurs in cells (break down) (build up)

Front 43

mitochondria

Back 43

rod-like, thread-like structures in a cell

Front 44

nucleic

Back 44

pertaining to the nucleus

Front 45

nucleus

Back 45

central controlling structure in a cell

Front 46

pelvic cavity

Back 46

pertaining to the space surrounding the hip bones

Front 47

peritoneum

Back 47

membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen

Front 48

pharnx

Back 48

throat

Front 49

pituitary gland

Back 49

endocrine gland at the base of the brain

Front 50

pleura

Back 50

membrane surrounding each lung, (two layers)

Front 51

pleura cavity

Back 51

space between the layers of the pleura in the chest

Front 52

posterior

Back 52

pertaining to the back

Front 53

prone

Back 53

lying face downward

Front 54

proximal

Back 54

pertaining to a location near point of the attachment

Front 55

sacral

Back 55

pertaining to sacrum

Front 56

sacrum

Back 56

large, triangular bone below the lumbar vertebrae

Front 57

sagittal plane

Back 57

vertical plane that divides the body into a right and left portion

Front 58

sarcoma

Back 58

tumor of fleshy tissue

Front 59

spinal cavity

Back 59

space surrounding the spine

Front 60

spinal column

Back 60

series of backbones

Front 61

spinal cord

Back 61

nerve tissues

Front 62

superficial

Back 62

pertaining to on the surface of the body

Front 63

suprine

Back 63

lying on the back face upward

Front 64

thoraciceavity

Back 64

space in the chest surrounded by the ribs

Front 65

thoractomy

Back 65

incision of the chest

Front 66

thyroid gland

Back 66

endocrine gland in the neck (T4)

Front 67

trachea

Back 67

windpipe

Front 68

tracheal

Back 68

pertaining to the trachea (windpipe)

Front 69

transverse plane

Back 69

horizonal plane divides the body into upper and lower portions

Front 70

umbilical region

Back 70

area of the navel

Front 71

ureter

Back 71

one of two tubes carrying urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

Front 72

urethra

Back 72

tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Front 73

uterus

Back 73

muscular organ in females that nourishes the embro

Front 74

ventral

Back 74

pertaining to front of body

Front 75

vertebra

Back 75

backbone

Front 76

vertebrate

Back 76

two or more backbones

Front 77

vertebral

Back 77

pertaining to the backbones

Front 78

viscera

Back 78

internal organs

Front 79

visceral

Back 79

pertaining to internal organs

Front 80

epigastric region

Back 80

upper middle region, between right and left hypochondriac regions