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Chapter 2
Body Organization
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
02/26/2011
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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anter/o
 Definition
front
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brachi/o
 Definition
arm
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caud/o
 Definition
tail
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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crur/o
 Definition
leg
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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dist/o
 Definition
away from
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dors/o
 Definition
back of body
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epitheli/o
 Definition
epithelium
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glute/o
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buttock
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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infer/o
 Definition
below
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later/o
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side
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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neur/o
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nerve
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organ/o
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organ
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oste/o
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bone
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pleur/o
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pleura
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poster/o
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back
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proxim/o
 Definition
near to
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pub/o
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genital region
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somat/o
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body
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spin/o
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spine
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super/o
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above
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system/o
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system
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thorac/o
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chest
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ventr/o
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belly
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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viscer/o
 Definition
internal organ
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AP
 Definition
anteroposterior
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CV
 Definition
cardiovascular
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ENT
 Definition
ear, nose, and throat
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GI
 Definition
gastrointestinal
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GU
 Definition
genitourinary
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GYN
 Definition
gynecology
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Lat
 Definition
lateral
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LE
 Definition
lower extremity
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LLQ
 Definition
left lower quadrant
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LUQ
 Definition
left upper quadrant
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MS
 Definition
musculoskeletal
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OB
 Definition
obstetrics
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PA
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posteroanterior
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RLQ
 Definition
right lower quadrant
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RUQ
 Definition
right upper quadrant
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UE
 Definition
upper extremity
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superior or cephalic
 Definition
More toward head, or above another structure
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inferior or caudal
 Definition
More toward feet or tail, or below another structure
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anterior or ventral
 Definition
More toward front or belly-side of body
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posterior or dorsal
 Definition
More toward back or spinal cord side of body
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medial
 Definition
Refers to middle or near middle of body or structure
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lateral
 Definition
Refers to side
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apex
 Definition
Tip or summit of organ
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base
 Definition
Bottom or lower part of organ
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proximal
 Definition
Located nearer to the point of attachment to body
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distal
 Definition
Located farther away from point of attachment to body
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superficial
 Definition
More toward surface of body
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deep
 Definition
Further away from surface of body
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supine
 Definition
Body lying horizontally and facing upward (see - Figure 2.8A)
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prone
 Definition
Body lying horizontally and facing downward (see - Figure 2.8B)
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