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58 Cards in this Set
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Abdomin/o
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abdomen
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anter/o
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front
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brachi/o
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arm
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cardi/o
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heart
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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
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chondr/i
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gristle, cartilage
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cran/o, crani/o
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skull
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cyt/o
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cell
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dist/o
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distant
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dors/o
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back
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femor/o
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thigh
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gastr/o
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stomach
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glute/o
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buttock
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hom/o, home/o
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same
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ili/o
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flank, hip, groin
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infer/o
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below
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inguin/o
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groin
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later/o
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side
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lumb/o
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loin, lower back
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medi/o
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middle
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organ/o
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tool
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pelv/o
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bowel, basin
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physi/o
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nature
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pleur/o
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pleura, rib
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poster/o
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back
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proxim/o
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near
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super/o
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above
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thorac/o
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chest, thorax
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tom/o
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to cut
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umbilic/o
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navel, umbilicus
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ventr/o
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belly
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the study of body structure
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anatomy
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True or false. The endocrine system is the most complex system in the human body.
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True
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True or False. The ancient concept of monarchia is the equivalent of the modern concept of disease.
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True
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The antonym of posterior is ___________
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anterior
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The identification of a disease is called __________
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diagnosis
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The medical term of a disease is called a ____________
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diagnosis
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the medical term for the chest cavity is the _________ cavity
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thoracic
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The suffixes -ior and -al are not the only suffixes used in the directional terms of the human body.
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No, the two suffixes are the only two suffixes used in the directional terms
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The acronym/abbreviation for a scan that uses radioactive-labeled glucose to create an image of internal structures is __________ scan
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PET scan
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The antonym of superior is ___________
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inferior
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a __________ is a disease-related feeling the patient describes to the doctor, such as pain or loss of appetite
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symptom
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a transverse plane divides the body into right and left sides. True or False
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false
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Pathologist specializes in the treatment of patients. True or false
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False, pathologist specializes in the study of disease
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Dizziness as reported by a patient is considered a sign. True or False
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False
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The term __________ means toward the origin of attachment to the trunk
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Proximal
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Measurement of blood pressure results in an objective number called a ________
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sign
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The stomach and liver are located in which cavity?
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ventral
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The head, arms, and legs, are known as upper and lower limbs or ___________
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appendages
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The body system that contains mammary glands is the ___________
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reproductive system
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identification of an illness
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diagnosis
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maintaining internal stability
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homeostasis
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involves the pulsation of harmless sound waves through a body region. Provides prenatal care by providing an early glimpse of the development fetus
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ultrasound imaging or sonography
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a procedure that detects the journey of a radioactive-labeled substance, such as glucose through the body. It reveals areas of the body that have an usually high metabolic rate such as tumors
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PET scan (positron emission tomography)
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Offers the clearest, most complete images of internal anatomy. Magnets responds to hydrogen atoms in the body sending signals to a computer. Can be used to diagnose many forms of cancer and trauma.
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MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
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Diagnosic procedure that combines multiple x-rays and computer enhancement to produce 3-D images
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