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cellular level
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SMALLEST (simple) structural and functional unit of the body
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tissue level
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groups if cells that perform a specialized function
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organ level
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group of tissues that perform a specific function
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system level
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groups of organs that are interconnected or that have similar or interrelated functions
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organism level
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collection of body systems that makes up the MOST COMPLEX level-a living human being
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-ac -al -ar -ary -eal -iac -ic -ior -ous -tic
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pertaining to
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anatomical position
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standing straight upright facing forward, arms at the sides with palms forward, with the legs parallel and the feet slightly apart with the toes pointing forward
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standing point position
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superior
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above another body structure or toward the head because the head is the most superior structure of the body
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inferior
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a position or direction meaning lower,below
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posterior and dorsal
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back of the body or back of any body structure
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anterior and ventral
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front of the body b or front of any body structure
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medial
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midline of the body a structure
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lateral
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the side or one side of the body
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cephalad
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direction towards the head
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caudal
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pertaining to the tail
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proximal
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near or nearest the point of attachment
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distal
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far or farthest from the point of attachment
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abduction
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movement away from the midline of the body
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adduction
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towards the midline of the body
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median plane... aka
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midsagittal
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frontal plane... aka
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coronal
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horizontal plane.... Aka
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transverse
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two major cavities are....
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dorsal and ventral cavities. These cavities are hollow spaces that contain internal organs.
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the larger division of the abdomino pelvic cavity consists of four quadrants....
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right upper quadrant (RUQ) right lower quadrant (RLQ) left upper quadrant (LUQ) left lower quadrant (LLQ)
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abd stands for
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abdomen
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ant stands for
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anterior
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AP stands for
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anteroposterior
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Bx, bx stands for
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biopsy
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LAT, lat stands for
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lateral
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LLQ stands for
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left lower quadrant
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CT stands for
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computed tomography
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CXR stands for
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chest x-ray, chest radiograph
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MRI stands for
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magnetic resonance imaging
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LUQ stands for
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left upper quadrant
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RLQ stands for
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right lower quadrant
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RUQ stands for
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right upper quadrant
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U&L, U/L stands for
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upper and lower
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PET stands for
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positron emission tomography
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US stands for
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ultrasound ; ultrasonography
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SPECT stands for
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single photon emission computed tomography
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adhesion means
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band if scar tissue
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inflammation:
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protective response
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sepsis:
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body's inflammatory response to infection
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endoscopy:
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visual examination of the interior organs... light instrument called an endoscope
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fluoroscopy:
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radiographic procedure that uses fluorescent screen to see the body part in motion
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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electromagnetic energy to produce cross-sectional images
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nuclear scan
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produces an image of an organ by recording concentration of a radiopharmaceutical
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radiography:
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captured shadow images on photographic film
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radiopharmaceutical:
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drug that contains radioactive substance which travels to an area or specific organ that will be scanned
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scan:
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recording and displaying an image
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tomography:
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Produces a film representing a detailed cross-section
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computed tomography (CT):
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Uses a narrow beam of x-rays that rotates in a full arc to produce cross sectional images (slices)
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positron emission tomography (PET):
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Combining computed tomography with Radiopharmaceutical
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single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT):
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Injection of a radioactive tracer and a specialized gamma camera
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ultrasonography (US):
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High frequency sound waves and are recorded to produce an image
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droppler:
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Audible sound of blood flowing through an artery
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Anastomosis:
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Connection between two
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cauterize
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Burning abnormal tissue
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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anter/o
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Anterior, front
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caud/o
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tail
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cephal/o
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Head
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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chrondr/o
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Cartilage
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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cyt/o
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cell
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dist/o
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far, farthest
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dors/o
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back of body
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hist/o
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tissue
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ili/o
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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
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infer/o
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lower or below
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super-
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upper, above
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trans-
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through, across
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