Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Chapter 8
Mod A, Chapter 8
32
Other
Professional
08/31/2009

Additional Other Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Prefixes
Definition
At beginning of word
Term
Root Words
Definition
meaning
Term
Suffixes
Definition
End
Term
combining vowel
Definition
between root wordsor root word and suffix
Term
Indication
Definition
beneficial/positive "do a body good"
Term
Contraindication
Definition
NOT beneficial "would not be good"
Term
General
Definition
Whole Body
Term
Local or Regional
Definition
specific point
Term
Anatomic position
Definition
full extension - face forward, palmsforward, standing erect
(talking about this position unless otherwise specified)
Term
Erect
Definition
Standing
Term
Supine
Definition
lying horizontal, face up
Term
Prone
Definition
lying horizontal, face down
Term
Laterally Recumbant
Definition
lying horiz. on side
Term
Tissues
Definition
a collection of spec. cells that perform a special function
Term
Histo
Definition
root word "tissue"
Term
Histology
Definition
study of tissue
Term
Primary tissues
Definition
epithelial
connective
muscular
nervous
Term
Body cavities
Definition
contain organs divided into ventral and dorsal regions
Term
ventral
Definition
anterior (front)
thoracic
abdominal
pelvic
Term
Dorsal
Definition
posterior (back - like dorsal fin)
cranial
vertibral
Term
Proximal
Definition
moving or being closer towards the center core
Term
Distal
Definition
moving/being further away from center core
Term
lateral
Definition
moving/being away from midline
Term
midline
Definition
imaginary line that divides the body in half
Term
medial
Definition
moving towards midline
Term
Sagittal Plane
Definition
Dividing body into right and left sides
Term
Frontal Plane
Definition
divides body into anterior and posterior (front and back)
Term
Transverse Plane
Definition
divides body into upper and lower
Term
musculoskeletal system
Definition
bones, ligaments, skeletal muscles, tendons, joints
Term
nervous system
Definition
brain spial cord, nerves, special sense organs
Term
cardiovascular system
Definition
heart, arteries, veins, capillaries
Term
lymphatic system
Definition
lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, thymus gland
Supporting users have an ad free experience!