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Language of Medicine 2
med diet 520
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Undergraduate 3
01/10/2009
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Term
WHAT ARE THE CAVITIES
 Definition
cranial, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, spinal
Term
WHAT IS THE THORACIC CAVITY MADE UP OF
 Definition
PLEURAL AROUND LUNGS
MEDIASTIUM BETWEEN LUNGS
Term

WHAT ARE THE ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS?


1 | 2 | 1
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3 | 4 | 3
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5 | 6 | 5

 Definition
1. hypochondriac
2. epigastric
3. lumbar
4. umbilical
5. inguinal
6. hypogastric
Term
WHAT ARE THE QUADRANTS
 Definition
left and right, upper and lower
Term
WHAT IS THE ORDER OF SPINE
 Definition
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, saccral, coccygeal
Term
PROXIMAL
 Definition
near attachment to trunk
Term
DISTAL
 Definition
far from attachment to trunk
Term
INFERIOR
 Definition
below
Term
LATERAL
 Definition
to the side
Term
SUPINE
 Definition
lying on back
Term
PRONE
 Definition
lying on belly
Term
WHAT ARE THE PLANES OF THE BODY
 Definition
frontal (coronal)- anterior, posterior
sagital (lateral)- right & left halves
transverse- upper and lower
Term
BOL
 Definition
to throw
Term
CERVIC
 Definition
neck (could be body or uterus)
Term
CHONDR/O
 Definition
cartilage
Term
CHROM
 Definition
color
Term
COCCYG
 Definition
coccyx
Term
KARY/O
 Definition
nucleus
Term
THORAC
 Definition
chest
Term
ANTER/O
 Definition
front
Term
CRANI/O
 Definition
skull
Term
INGUIN/O
 Definition
groin
Term
DORS/O
 Definition
back
Term
POSTER/O
 Definition
back
Term
VENTER/O
 Definition
belly side
Term
VISCER/O
 Definition
internal organs
Term
ANA-
 Definition
up
Term
CATA-
 Definition
down
Term
HYPO-
 Definition
below
Term
INTER-
 Definition
between
Term
META-
 Definition
change
Term
-EAL, -IAC, -IOR
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ISM
 Definition
process or condition
Term
-OSE
 Definition
pertaining to, full of
Term
-PLASM
 Definition
formation
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-SOMES
 Definition
bodies
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-TYPE
 Definition
picture or classification
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