The Human Body In Health & Disease Chapter 2

Front 1

aden/o

Back 1

gland

Front 2

adip/o

Back 2

fat

Front 3

anter/o

Back 3

front

Front 4

caudo/o

Back 4

tail or lower

Front 5

cephal/o

Back 5

head

Front 6

cyt/o

Back 6

cell

Front 7

endo-

Back 7

inside

Front 8

exo-

Back 8

outside

Front 9

hist/o

Back 9

tissue

Front 10

-ologist

Back 10

specialist

Front 11

-ology

Back 11

study of

Front 12

path/o

Back 12

disease

Front 13

-plasia

Back 13

cell development

Front 14

poster/o

Back 14

back or behind

Front 15

-stasis

Back 15

steady

Front 16

vertical plane

Back 16

up and down

Front 17

midsagittal plane

Back 17

midline, equal left & right halves

Front 18

sagittal plane

Back 18

vertical, unequal left & right portions

Front 19

frontal plane

Back 19

vertical plane, divides into anterior (front) & posterior(back) portions

Front 20

posterior

Back 20

back

Front 21

-ior

Back 21

pertaining to

Front 22

superior

Back 22

toward the head

Front 23

inferior

Back 23

lowermost, below

Front 24

cephalic

Back 24

toward the head

Front 25

caudal

Back 25

toward the lower part

Front 26

proximal

Back 26

nearest the midline

Front 27

distal

Back 27

farthest from the midline

Front 28

dorsal cavity

Back 28

back of body & head

Front 29

cranial cavity

Back 29

within the skull

Front 30

spinal cavity

Back 30

within the spinal column

Front 31

hypochondriac regions

Back 31

left & right sides of the body & covered by the lower ribs

Front 32

epigastric region

Back 32

above the stomach

Front 33

lumbar regions

Back 33

left & right sides near inward curve of spine

Front 34

hypo-

Back 34

below

Front 35

chondr/i

Back 35

cartilage

Front 36

-ac

Back 36

pertaining to

Front 37

epi-

Back 37

above

Front 38

-ic

Back 38

pertaining to

Front 39

lumb

Back 39

lower back

Front 40

-ar

Back 40

pertaining to

Front 41

umbilical region

Back 41

surrounds the belly button

Front 42

iliac regions

Back 42

located on the left & right sides over the hip bones

Front 43

ili

Back 43

hip bone

Front 44

hypogastric region

Back 44

located below th stomach

Front 45

hypo-

Back 45

below

Front 46

gast

Back 46

stomach

Front 47

-ic

Back 47

pertaining to

Front 48

quadrant

Back 48

divided into four

Front 49

peritoneum

Back 49

mulitlayered membrane that protects & holds organs in place within the abdominal cavity.

Front 50

parietal peritoneum

Back 50

outer layer

Front 51

visceral peritoneum

Back 51

inner layer

Front 52

mesentery

Back 52

a fused double layer

Front 53

Retroperitoneal

Back 53

located behind the peritoneum

Front 54

retro-

Back 54

behind

Front 55

periton

Back 55

peritoneum

Front 56

-eal

Back 56

pertaining to

Front 57

-itis

Back 57

inflammation

Front 58

cells

Back 58

structural & functual units of the body

Front 59

cytoplasm

Back 59

within the cell membrane

Front 60

cyto/o

Back 60

cell

Front 61

-plasm

Back 61

formative material of cells

Front 62

nucleus

Back 62

structure within the cell

Front 63

genetic disorder

Back 63

a pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene

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a-

Back 64

without

Front 65

-plasia

Back 65

formation

Front 66

hypo-

Back 66

deficient

Front 67

-plasia

Back 67

formation

Front 68

ana-

Back 68

excessive

Front 69

-plasia

Back 69

formation

Front 70

dys-

Back 70

bad

Front 71

-plasia

Back 71

formation

Front 72

hyper-

Back 72

excessive

Front 73

-plasia

Back 73

formation

Front 74

hyper-

Back 74

excessive

Front 75

-trophy

Back 75

development

Front 76

adentitis

Back 76

inflammation of a gland

Front 77

aden

Back 77

gland

Front 78

-itis

Back 78

inflammation

Front 79

aden/o

Back 79

gland

Front 80

carcin

Back 80

cancerous

Front 81

-oma

Back 81

tumor

Front 82

aden/o

Back 82

gland

Front 83

-malacia

Back 83

abnormal softening

Front 84

adenosis

Back 84

any disease condition of a gland

Front 85

-osis

Back 85

abnormal disease or condition

Front 86

aden/o

Back 86

gland

Front 87

-slerosis

Back 87

abnormal hardening

Front 88

-ectomy

Back 88

surgical removal

Front 89

path

Back 89

disease

Front 90

-ologist

Back 90

specialist

Front 91

eti-

Back 91

cause

Front 92

-ology

Back 92

study of

Front 93

communicable disease

Back 93

transmitted from one person to another by direct of indirect contact

Front 94

indirect contact transmission

Back 94

contact with a contaminated surface

Front 95

Bloodbourne transmission

Back 95

contact with blood or body fluids contaminated with blood

Front 96

Airborne transmission

Back 96

contact with contaminated respiratory droplets spread by cough or sneeze

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Food-borne & waterborne transmission

Back 97

eating or drinking contaminated food or water

Front 98

Vector-borne transmission

Back 98

the spread of certain disease due to the bie of a vector

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endemic

Back 99

ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group or area

Front 100

dem

Back 100

population

Front 101

-ic

Back 101

pertaining to

Front 102

epidemic

Back 102

a sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population

Front 103

epi-

Back 103

above

Front 104

functional disorder

Back 104

produces symptoms for which no cause can be identified

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iatrogenic illness

Back 105

an unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment

Front 106

idiopathic disorder

Back 106

an illness without known cause

Front 107

idi/o

Back 107

peculiar to the individual

Front 108

path

Back 108

disease

Front 109

-ic

Back 109

pertaining to

Front 110

infectious disease

Back 110

an illness caused by living pathogenic organisms such as bactera & viruses

Front 111

nosocomial infection

Back 111

a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting

Front 112

organic disorder

Back 112

symptoms caused by physical changes in the body.

Front 113

fetal alcohol syndrome

Back 113

caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol during the pregnancy

Front 114

cerebral palsy

Back 114

the result of brain damage, can be caused by premature birth or inadequate oxygen to the brain during birth

Front 115

geriatrics

Back 115

the study of medical problem & care of the aged