Chap 2 vet science

abdomin/o

abdomen

adip/o

fat

anter/o

front

brachi/o

arm

cardi/o

heart

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck

chondr/o

cartilage

crani/o

skull

crin/o

to secrete

crur/o

leg

cyt/o

cell

dermat/o

skin

dist/o

away from

dors/o

back of body

enter/o

small intestine

epitheli/o

epithelium

gastr/o

stomach

glute/o

buttock

gynec/o

woman

hemat/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

immun/o

protection

infer/o

below

inguin/o

groin

laryng/o

larynx

later/o

side

lumb/o

loin

lymph/o

lymph

medi/o

middle

muscul/o

muscles

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o

eye

orth/o

straight, upright

ot/o

ear

pariet/o

cavity wall

ped/o

foot (can also mean child)

pelv/o

pelvis

peritone/o

peritoneum

pleur/o

pleura

poster/o

back

proct/o

rectum and anus

proxim/o

near to

pub/o

genital region

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

spin/o

spine

super/o

above

thorac/o

chest

ur/o

urine

urin/o

urine

vascul/o

blood vessel

ventr/o

belly

vertebr/o

vertebrae

viscer/o

internal organ

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-atic

pertaining to

-iac

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-logy

study of

-ose

resembling

endo-

within

epi-

above

hypo-

under

peri-

around

retro-

behind

What is the hierarchy for the build-up of the body?

1. cells
2. tissues
3. organs
4. systems
5. body

What are the 4 types of tissue

1. muscle
2. nervous
3. connective
4. epithelial

What are the four types of connective tissue

1. bone
2. cartilage
3. tendons
4. adipose

what are the three body planes

1. sagittal
2. frontal/coronal
3. transverse/horizontal

this plane divides the body into left and right

sagittal

this plane divides the body into front and back

frontal/coronal

this plane divides the body into upper and lower

transverse/horizontal

what the the 5 regions of the body?

1. cephalic
2. cervical
3. trunk
4. upper extremities
5. lower extremitites

the cephalic region is the

head

the cervical region is the

neck

the trunk region is the

torso (any area other than head, neck, and extremities)

the thoracic region is the

chest

the abdominal region is the

abdomen

the pelvic region is the

hip area

the pubic region is the

genitals area

anterior means

front

posterior means

back

the dorsum region is the

back (either side of the spine)

the vertebral region is the

spine

the gluteal region is the

butt

what term is used to refer to the upper extremities (arms)

brachial

what term is used to refer to the lower extremities (legs)

crural

what are the two main body cavities

1. dorsal (back)
2. ventral (front)

the dorsal cavity contains what 2 body structures

brain and spinal cord

the ventral cavity is further broken down into

thoracic (chest) and abdominopelvic (abdomen and pelvis)

The abdomen is divided into 4 quadrants. What are the names of these quadrants and their abbreviations?

RUQ - right upper quadrant
LUQ - left upper quadrant
RLQ - right lower quadrant
LLQ - left lower quadrant

the apex is the

summit or tip of an organ

the base is the

bottom or lower part of an organ