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77 Cards in this Set
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Abdomin/o |
Abdomen |
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Anter/o |
Front |
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Brachi/o |
Arm |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Caud/o |
Tail |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Cervic/o |
Neck |
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Chondr/i |
Cartilage/gristle |
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Cran/o, crani/o |
Skull |
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Cyt/o |
Cell |
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Dist/o |
Distant |
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Dors/o |
Back |
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Femor/o |
Thigh, femur |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Glute/o |
Buttock |
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Hom/o home/o |
Same |
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Ili/o |
Flank, hip, groin |
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Infer/o |
Below |
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Inguin/o |
Groin |
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Later/o |
Side |
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Lumb/o |
Loin, lower back |
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Medi/o |
Middle |
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Organ/o |
Tool |
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Pelv/o |
Bowl, basin |
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Physi/o |
Nature |
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Pleur/o |
Pleura, rib |
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Poster/o |
Back |
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Proxim/o |
Near |
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Super/o |
Above |
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Thorac/o |
Chest, thorax |
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Tom/o |
To cut |
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Umbilic/o |
Navel, umbilicus |
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Ventr/o |
Belly |
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Anatomy |
The study of body structure |
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Homeostasis |
Sameness,unchanging |
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Atom |
Simplest building block of the body |
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Molecules |
When atoms bind together. |
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Organelles |
Nonliving structures, parts of cells |
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Cell. |
Most basic life form of body. Form tissue |
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Types of tissues |
Epitheal, connective, muscle, and nervous |
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Organ |
Maintains a certain shape and performs a function |
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System |
A grouo of organs sharing a general function. |
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Cardiovascular system |
Major arteries, heart, major veins Transport substances to and from body cells |
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Lymphatic System |
Tonsils,thymus,lymphatic vessels, spleen, lymoh nodes. Remove unwanted substances and recycle fluid to the blood. |
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Respiratory system |
Pharynx, nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs. Exchange gases between the external environment and blood |
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Digestive System |
Pharynx. Mouth. Salivary glands. Esophagus. Liver. Stomach. Gallbladder. Pancreas. Colon. Small intestine. Prepare foods for absorption into bloodstream and eliminate solid wastes |
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Urinary system |
Kidneys. Ureters. Urinary bladder. Urethra. Remove nitrogenous wastes and excess water and salts from the blood stream. |
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Female reproductive system |
Mammary glands, fallipian tube, uterus, ovary, vagina. Provide for creatio. Of new individuals |
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Male reproductive system |
Vans deferens, prostate, testis, urethra, penis. Creation Of new individuals. |
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Nervous system |
Brain, spinal cord, nerves. Control homeostasis by sensing changes in the environment, processing info, initiating body responses |
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Endocrine system |
Pituary gland, thyroid gland, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovary, testis. Control homeostasis by releasing hormones into the bloodstream,which alter body functions |
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Muskoskeletal system |
Bone, muscle, joint, tendon. Movement. |
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Integumentary system |
Hair, skin, nails. Protect from fluid loss,injury, infection |
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Superior |
Toward the head, or upper part of body |
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Inferior |
Away from the head, or lower part of body |
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Anterior |
Toward the front or belly |
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Posterior |
Toward the back |
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Medial |
Toward the midline. Belly button |
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Lateral |
Toward the side. |
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Superficial |
External, toward the body surface |
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Deep |
Internal. Inward from the surface |
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Proximal |
Toward the origin of attachment to trunk. |
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Distal |
Away from the origin of attachment to the trunk |
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Frontal/cornal plane |
Vertical plane passing through body from side to side. Dividing anterior from posterior. |
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Sagital plane |
Dividing right and left portions of the body. Midsagital= equal portions Parasagital=unequal |
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Transverse plane |
Horizontal plane dividing body into superior and inferior portions |
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Thoracic region |
Area of chest |
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Abdominal region |
Area of abdomen |
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Head region |
Face, cranium |
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Neck |
Anterior and posterior neck |
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Upper appendages |
Shoulder, axilla, brachium, elbow, antebrachium, carpus, manus, digits |
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Trunk |
Thorax, abdomen, pelvis, back |
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Lower appendages |
Gluteus, femorous, knee, crus, tarsus, pes, digits |
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Abdominal regions |
Epigastric Hypochondriac Iliac Lumbar Umbilical |
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Quadrants |
Ruq, luq, rlq, llq |
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Cavities |
Dorsal, ventral, cranial, spinal |
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Viscera |
Moist membrane that helps control the spread of infections and keeps organs moist and lubricated |
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