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What term means "incision into the skull"?
Craniotomy
What term means "away from the attachment point of an extremity or limb"?
Distal
What subcavities are included in the abdominpelvic cavity?
Abdominal and pelvic cavities.
Using anatomic position as a reference, what is a synonym for inferior?
Caudal
What term means "abnormal enlargement of an organ"?
Visceromegaly
The Greek word "kranion" means
Skull
From the least to most complex, list the body organization levels.
Chemical-Atom/molecule, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, & organism.
What organs are housed within the ventral cavity?
All other internal or visceral organs except the brain and spinal cord.
What is the combining form for thorax?
Thorac/o
What term means "towards the midline or middle and away from the side of the body"?
Medial
What organs are housed within the dorsal cavity?
The brain and spinal cord.
What does "cranium" mean in laymen's terms?
Skull
Using anatomic position as a reference, what is a synonym for ventral?
Anterior
What does the Latin term "viscus" mean in laymen's terms?
Internal organ
What term means "fixation of two layers of the lung"?
Pneumonopexy
What are the two main body cavities?
Ventral- front and dorsal- back.
What is the study of structure?
Anatomy
What subcavities are included in the ventral cavity?
Thoracic and Abdominopelvic.
What term means "protrusion of muscle tissue through surrounding tissue"?
Myocele
What term means "surgical repair of a vessel"?
Angioplasty
What term means "muscle pain"?
Myalgia
Are the Ears and Eyes considered a body system?
No
What is the combining form for abdomen?
Abdomin/o
Using anatomic position as a reference, what is a synonym for dorsal?
Posterior
What does the Greek term "thoraz" or "breastplate" mean in laymen's terms?
Chest
Define anatomic position.
Stand erect, face forward, and palms facing forward.
What term means "covering of the body"?
Integumentary
What is the laymen's term for cephalic?
Pertaining to the head.
What is the combining form for cranium?
Crani/o
What terms mean "towards the skull or head"?
Cranial, cephalic, or superior.
What term means "abnormal condition of the skull"?
Craniopathy
What are the combining forms meaning lungs?
Pneum/o, pneumon/o, and pneumat/o
What is the medical term for chest?
Thorax
What is the combining form for viscus?
Viscer/o
What terms mean "towards the attachment point of an extremity or limb"?
Proximal
What structure divides the thoracic from the abdominal cavity?
Diagraphm
What is the study of function?
Physiology
What does the combining form angi/o mean?
Vessel does not delineate between artery, capillary, or vein.
What term means "x-ray of vessels"?
Angiography
What does the combining form my/o mean?
Muscle
What term means "away from the midline or middle and towards the side of the body"?
Lateral
What subcavities are included in the dorsal cavity?
Cranial and Spinal.
What term means "away from the head or skull"?
Inferior
Do body systems function independently?
No
What term means "protrusion of lung tissue through the chest wall"?
Pneumatocele
Skin, hair, finger and toenails are included in which body system?
Integumentary
Using anatomic position as a reference, what is a synonym for cranial or cephalic?
Superior
What terms mean "towards the back and away from the front of the body"?
Dorsal or posterior
What is the plural for viscus?
Viscera
What term means "resembling a vessel"?
Angioid
What terms mean "towards the front and away from the back of the body"?
Anterior or ventral
What are laymen's terms for extremity or limbs?
Arms and legs.
What has 70 trillion cells?
The average human body.