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cardiovascular Sx(system)
heart, arteries, veins |
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ear, nose and throat
otorhinolaryngolog |
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gastrointestinal Sx, digestive Sx
-oral cavity, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
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left lower quadrant
small intestine, appendix, colon, left ureter, female left ovary, left fallopian tube (female) |
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left upper quadrant
small intestine, colon, left kidney, liver (small portion), pancreas (majority), spleen, stomach |
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MusculoSkeletal
bones, muscles, joints |
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| posterioranterior-from back to front |
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Right Upper Quadrant
small intestine, colon, right kidney, liver (most), pancreas (minority), gallbladder |
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Right Lower Quadrant
small intestine, colon, right fallopian tube, right ovary (female), right ureter |
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| "take thou", prescription |
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InteGumentary
-hair, skin, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands
-forms protective two way barrier & aids in temperature regulation |
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blood
-platelets, plasma, leukocytes, erythrocytes
-Transports oxygen, protects against pathogens and controls bleeding
-plasma, leukocytes, erythrocytes |
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Immunology
-lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, tonsils, spleen, thymus gland |
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nasal cavity,
phar-ynx (pharyng/o) - throat
lar-ynx, (laryng/o) - voice box
trachea
bronchial tubes
lungs |
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GU Sx, nephrology, urology
kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
Filters waste products out of the blood and removes them from the body. |
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Endocrine
endo-within
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8 glands - Regulates metabolic activities of the body.
pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus(also part of Lymphatic Sx), adrenal pancreas, ovaries, testes |
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-brain, spinal cord, nerves
Receives sensory information and coordinates the body's responses. |
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special sense
study of the eyes |
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special sense
study of the ears |
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| standing erect, arms down, eyes and palms forward, fingers extended, legs parallel with feet |
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Vertical plane, median plane
-runs lengthwise down the middle of the body, dividing the body into left and right parts that don't have to be equal
median plane, vertical plane |
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Horizontal plane
-runs parallel to the ground, divides the body into upper (Superior or cephalic) and lower (Inferior, caudal) parts |
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| vertical lengthwise plane dividing the body into front and back portions (anterior and posterior, or ventral and dorsal) |
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| surgical exam position where the patient is on his back with knees and hips flexed and thighs apart |
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| surgical exam position in which the patient is kneeling with his chest pressed to the table |
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| head of bed raised, knees elevated |
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-directional, positional term
-prolonged lying down |
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-directional, positional term
-lying down, face up, turned to one side |
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-directional, positional term meaning "to the left"
-oculus sinister (OS)=left eye
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| oculus sinister (left eye) |
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-direction term meaning "to the right"
-OD (oculus dextrer)=the right eye |
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| movement away from the midline |
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oculus dexter
the right eye |
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| movement towards the midline |
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