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Ch 2 Organization of the Body
Body systems, Body Cavities, and Combining Forms (Medical Terminology, A Short Course)
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11/14/2011

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later/p
Definition
side
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lumb/o
Definition
loin (waist)
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lymph/o
Definition
lymph (clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels)
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mediastin/o
Definition
mediastinum (space between the lungs)
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pelv/o
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pelvis (bones of the hip)
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peritone/o
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peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdomen)
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pharyng/o
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pharnyx (throat)
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pleur/o
Definition
pleura
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poster/o
Definition
back/behind
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sacr/o
Definition
sacrum (five fused bones in the lower back)
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spin/o
Definition
spine (backbone)
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thorac/o
Definition
chest
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trache/o
Definition
trachea (windpipe)
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vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra (backbone)
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abdomin/o
Definition
abdomen
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anter/o
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front
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bronch/o
Definition
bronchial tubes(leading from the windpipe to the lungs)
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cervic/o
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'neck' of the body OR 'neck' (cervix) of the uterus
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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coccyg/o
Definition
coccyx or tailbone
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crani/o
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skull
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epitheli/o
Definition
skin, surface tissue
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esophag/o
Definition
esophagus
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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MRI
Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
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coronal plane
Definition
frontal: upper and lower divisions called anterior and posterior
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sagittal plane
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lateral: upper and lower divisions for left and right
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tranverse plane
Definition
axial: vertical divisions into upper and lower sections AKA cross-section
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cell
Definition
all parts of your body are composed of the individual units
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tissues
Definition
similar cells grouped together
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organ
Definition
collections of different tissues working together
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systems
Definition
groups of organs working together
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circulatory system
Definition
transports blood (oxygen) throughout the body (contains the heart, blood, and vessels - arteries, veins, and capillaries)
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lymph
Definition
contains lymphocytes that fight against disease (immunity); clear fluid
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lymphatic system
Definition
carry lymph throughout the body
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lymphocyte
Definition
a white blood cell found in lymph
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endocrine systems
Definition
sends hormones into the blood to act on other glands/organs
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female & male reproductive systems
Definition
produce the cells that join to form the embryo; also produce hormones
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hormones
Definition
chemical messengers
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musculoskeletal system
Definition
supports the body and allows it to move
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nervous system
Definition
carries electrical messages to and from the brain & spinal cord
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respiratory system
Definition
controls breathing, a process in which air enters & leaves the body
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skin & sense organ system
Definition
receives messages from the environment and sends them to the brain
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cranial cavity
Definition
located in the head and is surrounded by the skull
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thoracic cavity
Definition
surrounded by the breastbone and ribs
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pleural cavity
Definition
space between pleural and each lung
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spinal column
Definition
a long row of bones from the neck to the tailbone
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vertabra
Definition
each bone in the spinal column (plural: vertabrae)
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disk (disc)
Definition
a piece of flexible connective tissue in between each vertabra (cartilage used as cushion)
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