Medical Terminology Chapter 2

Front 1

Peritoneum

Back 1

Double folded membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity

Front 2

Larynx

Back 2

Voice box, located the the upper part of the trachea

Front 3

Viscera

Back 3

Internal organs

Front 4

Dorsal (posterior)

Back 4

Pertaining to the back

Front 5

Proximal

Back 5

Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure

Front 6

Anabolism

Back 6

Process of building up large protein from small protein pieces called amino acids

Front 7

Adipose tissue

Back 7

Collection of fat cells

Front 8

Epithelial cells

Back 8

Skin cells that cover the outside of the body and line the internal surfaces of organs

Front 9

Cartilage

Back 9

Flexible connective tissue often attached to bones and joints

Front 10

Uterus

Back 10

The organ that holds the fetus as it develops

Front 11

Prone

Back 11

Lying on your belly

Front 12

Cell membrane

Back 12

Surrounds and protects the cell but also regulates what passes into and out of the cell

Front 13

Ureter

Back 13

One of 2 tubes connecting each kidney to the urinary bladder

Front 14

Deep

Back 14

Away from the surface

Front 15

Pituitary gland

Back 15

Endocrine glands at the base of the brain

Front 16

Thyroid gland

Back 16

Endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck

Front 17

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Back 17

Network of canals within the cytoplasm of the cell. Here, large proteins are made from smaller protein pieces

Front 18

Frontal plane (coronal)

Back 18

Vertical plane deviding the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions

Front 19

Ventral

Back 19

Pertaining to the front

Front 20

Inferior plane

Back 20

Below another structure, pertaining to the tail or lower portion of the body

Front 21

Thoracic cavity

Back 21

Space in the chest containing the heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esophagus and other organs

Front 22

Metabolism

Back 22

Total of the chemical processes in a cell. Includes catabolism and anabolism

Front 23

Nucleus

Back 23

Controls the operations of the cell. Directs cell division and determines the structure and function of the cell

Front 24

Trachea

Back 24

Windpipe, tube leading from the throat to the bronchial tubes

Front 25

Spinal cavity

Back 25

Space within the spinal column containing the spinal cord

Front 26

Abdominal cavity

Back 26

Space below the chest containing organs such as the liver, stomach, gall bladder,and intestines.

Front 27

Chromosomes

Back 27

Rod-like structures Within the Nucleus

Front 28

Lateral

Back 28

Pertaining to the side

Front 29

Posterior

Back 29

back surface of the body

Front 30

Transverse Plane

Back 30

Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower points

Front 31

Cranial cavity

Back 31

Space in the head containing the brain and surrounded by the skull

Front 32

Pleura

Back 32

Double folded membrane surrounding each lung

Front 33

Supine

Back 33

Lying on the back

Front 34

Superior

Back 34

Above another structure pertaining to the Head

Front 35

Superficial

Back 35

On the surface

Front 36

Genes

Back 36

Regions of DNA within each chromosome

Front 37

Sagittal plane

Back 37

Lengthwise, vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides

Front 38

Diapghragm

Back 38

Muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities

Front 39

Mediastinum

Back 39

Centrally located space outside of and between the lungs

Front 40

Catabolism

Back 40

Process whereby complex nutrients are broken down to simpler substances and energy is released

Front 41

Distal

Back 41

Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure

Front 42

DNA

Back 42

Chemical found within each chromosome, arranged like a sequence of recipes in code, it directs the activities of the cell

Front 43

Pelvic cavity

Back 43

Space below the abdomen containing portions of the intestines, rectum, urinary blabbering, and reproductive organs

Front 44

Urethra

Back 44

Tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Front 45

Mitochondria

Back 45

Provides the principal source of energy for the cell

Front 46

Anterior

Back 46

Front surface of the body

Front 47

Histologist

Back 47

Specialist in the study of tissue

Front 48

Pleural cavity

Back 48

Space between the pleural layers

Front 49

Cytoplasm

Back 49

All the material is outside the nucleus yet combined with the cell membrane

Front 50

Cata-

Back 50

Down

Hint 50

Catabolism

Front 51

Ana-

Back 51

Up

Hint 51

Anabolism

Front 52

Intra-

Back 52

Within

Hint 52

Intravenous

Front 53

Inter-

Back 53

Between

Hint 53

Intervertebral

Front 54

Meta-

Back 54

Change

Hint 54

Metabolism

Front 55

Later/o

Back 55

Side

Hint 55

Lateral

Front 56

Lumb/o

Back 56

Lower back

Hint 56

Lumbosacral

Front 57

Medi/o

Back 57

Middle

Hint 57

Medial

Front 58

Pelv/i

Back 58

Pelvis

Hint 58

Pelvic

Front 59

Nucle/o

Back 59

Nucleus

Hint 59

Nucleic

Front 60

Poster/o

Back 60

Back, behind

Hint 60

Posterior

Front 61

Proxim/o

Back 61

Nearest

Hint 61

Proximal

Front 62

Sacr/o

Back 62

Sacrum

Hint 62

Sacral

Front 63

Spin/o

Back 63

Spine, back bone

Hint 63

Spinal

Front 64

Thel/o

Theli/o

Back 64

Nipple

Hint 64

Epithelial cell

Front 65

Thorac/o

Back 65

Chest

Hint 65

Thoracic

Front 66

Trache/o

Back 66

Trachea, windpipe

Hint 66

Tracheal

Front 67

Umbilic/o

Back 67

Navel

Hint 67

Umbilical

Front 68

Ventr/o

Back 68

Belly side of the body

Hint 68

Ventral

Front 69

Vertebr/o

Back 69

Veryerbra(e), backbones

Hint 69

Vertebral

Front 70

Viscer/o

Back 70

Internal organs

Hint 70

Visceral

Front 71

Kary/o

Back 71

Nucleus

Hint 71

Karyotype

Front 72

Inguin/o

Back 72

Groin

Hint 72

Inguinal

Front 73

Ili/o

Back 73

Ilium (user part of the pelvic bone)

Hint 73

Iliac

Front 74

Hist/o

Back 74

Tissue

Hint 74

Histology

Front 75

Dors/o

Back 75

Back portion of the body

Hint 75

Dorsal

Front 76

Dist/o

Back 76

Far, distant

Hint 76

Distal

Front 77

Crani/o

Back 77

Skull

Hint 77

Craniotomy

Front 78

Coccyg/o

Back 78

Tailbone

Hint 78

Coccygeal

Front 79

Chrom/o

Back 79

Color

Hint 79

Chromosomes

Front 80

Chondr/o

Back 80

Cartilage

Hint 80

Chondroma

Front 81

Cervic/o

Back 81

Neck

Hint 81

Cervical

Front 82

Anter/o

Back 82

Front

Hint 82

Anterior

Front 83

Adip/o

Back 83

Fat

Hint 83

Adipose

Front 84

Abdomin/o

Back 84

Abdomen

Hint 84

Abdominal

Front 85

-eal

Back 85

Pertaining to

Front 86

-iac

Back 86

Pertaining to

Front 87

-ior

Back 87

Pertaining to

Front 88

-ism

Back 88

Process, condition

Front 89

-ose

Back 89

Pertaining to, full of

Front 90

-plasm

Back 90

Formation

Front 91

-somes

Back 91

Bodies

Front 92

-type

Back 92

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