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Medical Term Chp2
Terms from chapter 2
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Undergraduate 1
01/15/2008

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abdomin/o
Definition
Root: abdomen
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adip/o
Definition
Root: fat
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anter/o
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Root: front
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caud/o
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Root: tail
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cephal/o
Definition
Root: head
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chondr/o
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Root: cartilage
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crani/o
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Root: skull
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cyt/o
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Root: cell
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dist/o
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Root: away from
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dors/o
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Root: back of the body
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epitheli/o
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Root: epithelium
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hist/o
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Root: tissue
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infer/o
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Root: below
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later/o
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Root: side
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medi/o
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Root: middle
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organ/o
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Root: organ
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pelv/o
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Root: pelvis
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poster/o
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Root: back
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proxim/o
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Root: near to
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somat/o
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Root: body
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spin/o
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Root: spine
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super/o
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Root: above
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system/o
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Root: system
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thorac/o
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chest
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ventr/o
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Root: belly
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viscer/o
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Root: internal organ
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The human organism consists of...
Definition
cells, tissues, organs, and systems
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what is the basic unit of all living things?
Definition
cells
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cytology
Definition
the study of cells
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Histology
Definition
the study of tissue
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How are tissues formed?
Definition
when like cells are grouped together to perform one activity
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neurons
Definition
nerve cells
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What are the four types of tissue?
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Muscle, epithelial, connective, and nervous
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What are the three basic muscle types
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skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
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skeletal muscles
Definition
are the voluntary muscles attached to bones
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smooth muscles
Definition
are found in internal organs such as the interstines, uterus, and blood vessels, involuntary muscle
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cardiac mucle
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is only found in the heart, involuntary muscle
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Epithelial tissue
Definition
internal organ lining and outer skin
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mucous membranes are in what catagory of tissues?
Definition
epithelial
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the stomach is made mainly of what tissues
Definition
epithelial and muscle
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Connective tissue
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is the supporting and protecting tissue in the body structures ex. fat, bone and cartilage
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adipose tissue
Definition
fat
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Nervous tissue
Definition
forms a network of nerves throughout the body relaying messages via elctrical impulses between the brain and the rest of the body
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the integumentary system is made up of...
Definition
hair, nails, skin, sweat glands, sebaceous glands. it forms a protevtive two-way barrier and aids in temp regulation. dermatology
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the musculoskeletal system is made up of...
Definition
bones, joints, muscles and tendons. supports and protects the body, forms blood cells, and stores minerals, muscles produce movement. orthopedics, orthopedic
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the cardiovascular system is made up of...
Definition
major arteries, heart, major veins. pumps blood through the entire body to transport nutrients, oxygen, and wastes. cardiology
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the lymphatic system is made up of...
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thymus, lymph vessels, tonsils, spleen, lymph nodes. protects the body from disease and invasion from pathogens. immunology
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the respiratory system is made up of...
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nose, larynx, lungs, pharynx, trachea, bronchial tubes. obtains O and removes CO2 from teh body. otorhinolaryngology, pulmonology, thoracic
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the digestive system is made up of...
Definition
mouth, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, colon, pharynx, salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, small intestine. obtains nutrients from the body. gastroenterology, proctology
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the urinary system is made up of...
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kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra. filiters waste products out of the blood and removes them from the body. nephrology,urology
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female reproductive system is made up of...
Definition
mammary glands, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, ovary. produces eggs for reproduction and provides a place to grow a baby. gynecology, obstetrics
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the male reproductive system is made up of...
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vas deferens, penis, urethra, prostate, testis. produces sperm for reproduction. urology
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the endocrine system is made up of...
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pituitary, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, (ovaries in female and testes in male)regulates metabolic activities in the body. endocrinology
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the nervous system is made up of...
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brain, nerves, spinal cord. receives sensory data and coordinates the bodys response. neurology, neurosurgery
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the special senses are made up of...
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eyes, nose, tongue, skin, ear
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