Med Term Chapter 4- Organization of the Body

ear, nose, throat

ENT

gastrointestinal

GI

Oxygen

O2

over-the-counter (drugs)

OTC

Suffix: plasm

a thing formed, plasma

Abd

abdomen

Superior

above, in an upward direction

adipose/adpose

adipose

pertaining to fatty tissue throughout the body

adipose

pertaining to both sides

ambilateral

To cut up or cut apart

anatomy

study of the structure of an organism such as a human

anatomy

A&P

anatomy and physiology

To resemble man

andriod

to resemble man

android

A surface or part situated toward the front of the body is

anterior

Prefix: dif

apart

smallest most basic unit of an element

atom

Distal

away from the point of attachment

Combining Forms:dist/o

away from the point of origin

Combining Forms: dors/o

backward

the lower part or foundation of a structure is

base

Combining form: poster/o

behind, toward the back

Combining Forms: infer/o

below

pertaining to two sides

bilateral

study of life

biology

Combining Forms: somat/o

body

Suffix: some

body

Combining Forms: viscer/o

body organs

The___ consists of millions of___ working individually and with each other to ___ life.

body, cells, sustain

Prefix: Ambi

both

caual/caudal

caudal

Combining Forms: cyt/o

cell

The outer covering of the cell is known as the ___, which has the capability of allowing some substances to pass into and out of the cell.

cell membrane

The common parts of the cell are the ___,___, and ___.

cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus

Combining Forms: kary/o

cell's nucleus

microscopic bodies that carry the genes that determine hereditary characteristics

chromosome

hairlike processes that project from epithelial cells

cilia

Prefix: chromo

color

___ tissue is the most widespread and abundant of the four body tissues.

connective

Suffix: stasis

control, stop, stand still

The ___ plane is any plane that divides the body at right angles to the mid-saggital plane.

coronal or frontal plane

What are two distinct cavities in the dorsal cavity?

cranial, spinal

cytology/cytolgy

cytology

study of cells

cytology

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

diffusion/difusion

diffusion

Combining Forms: path/o

disease

farthest from point of origin

distal

Prefix: de

down

slender physical body form

ectomorph

An ___ is an unspecialized cell that can turn itself into any type of tissue.

embryonic cell

Two properties of nerve tissue are ___ and ___.

excitability and condictivity

Combining Forms: adip/o

fat

Prefix: proto

first

Suffix: morph

form, shape

Suffix: genesis

formation

Combining Forms: inguin/o

groin

Define Body System

group of organs functioning together for a common purpose

histology/histlogy

histology

study of tissue

histology

state of equilibrium maintained in the bodys internal enviornment

homeostasis

pertaining to lying flat, even, level is

horizontal

complete set of genes and chromosomes

human genome

Anterior

in front of, before

Suffix: tomy

incision

pertaining to the groin

inguinal

Name the organ systems listed in this text

integumentary, skeletal, muscular, digestive, cardiovascular, blood and lymphatic, respiratory, urinary, endocrine, nervous, reproductive

formation of a cells nucleus

karyogenesis

formation of cells nucleus

karyogenesis

pertaining to the side

lateral

Combining Forms:bi/o

life

LLQ

lower left quadrant

Combining Forms: andr/o

man

a well-proportioned body form is

mesomorph

mesmorph/mesomorph

mesomorph

Three functions of the cell's nucleus are ___, ___, and ___.

metabolism, growth, reproduction

Prefix: meso

middle

The ___ vertically divides the body. It passes through the middle to form a right and left half.

midsagittal plane

Combining form: physi/o

nature

Combining Forms: ventr/o

near or on the belly side of the body

Combining Forms: proxim/o

near the point of origin

Medial

nearest the mid line or middle

Proximal

nearest the point of attachment

Prefix: uni

one

Combining Forms: organ/o

organ

Prefix: ecto

outside

Anatomy labeling

p.69

study of disease

pathology

perfusion/prefusion

perfusion

Suffix: al

pertaining to

Suffix: ic

pertaining to

Suffix: ior

pertaining to

Suffix:ose

pertaining to

Cephalic

pertaining to the head

physical appearance or type of an individual

phenotype

physical appearance or type of makeup of an individual

phenotype

study of the function of living organisms

physiology

study of the nature of a living organism

physiology

Suffix: ion

process

List the 6 types of epithelial tissue

protection, adsorption, secretion, excretion, sensation, diffucion

nearest the center or point of origin is

proximal

proximal/proxmal

proximal

Suffix: oid

resemble

RUQ

right upper quadrant

Prefix: homeo

same

Combining Forms: later/o

side

pertaining to stimulation of body growth

somatotrophic

pertaining to the stimulation of body growth

somatotrophic

somatotrophic/somatotropic

somatotrophic

Name the 3 types of muscle tissue

stratified, cardiac, smooth

Suffix:logy

study of

pertaining to the body as a whole

systemic

Combining Forms: caud/o

tail

What are 3 distinct cavities that are located in the ventral cavity?

thoracic abdomenal, pelvic

Prefix: per

through

Combining Forms: hist/o

tissue

Define Organ

tissue serving a common purpose

Combining Forms: phen/o

to show

Lateral

to the side, away from the middle

Posterior

toward the back

Combining Forms: anter/o

toward the front

Combining Forms: medi/o

toward the middle

The ___ plane is any plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.

transverse or horizontal plane

Prefix: bi

two

Suffix: type

type

pertaining to one side

unilateral

unilateral/unlateral

unilateral

Prefix: ana

up, apart

Prefix: super

upper

Suffix: ate

use, action

top or highest point

vertex

pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity

visceral

Combining Forms: hydr/o

water

H2O

water

Prefix: endo

within