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
