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5 Cavities

cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

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4 quadrants

right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower

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cyt/o

cell, container

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-meter

tool

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-lysis

destruction or separation

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tissues

epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous

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neur/o

nervous

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my/o

muscle

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epitheli/o

epithelial

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chondr/o

cartilage

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-oma

tumor

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-iac

pretaining to

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-itis

inflammation

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frontal plane

vertical, divides body into front and back

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sagittal plane

divides body into right and left

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transverse plane

divides body into top and bottom

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abdominopelvis cavity regions from right and down over to left

right hydrochondriac, right lumbar, right inguinal, epigastric, umbilical, elypogastric, left hypochondriac, left lumbar, left inguinal

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Integumentary system

skin, hair, nails, oil, sweat glands

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skin

epidermis (top), dermis (middle), subcutaneous (bottom)

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derm/o

skin

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-is

pertaining to

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onchy/o

nails

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aden/o

glands

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-pathy

disease

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-osis

abnormal condition

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kerat/o

keratin, hard tissue, gives skin strength

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melan/o

black

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coll/a

glue

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-en

to produce

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cutane/o

skin

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-ous

pretaining to

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sudor/o

sweat

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pil/o or trichl/o

hair

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-ologist

specialist in something

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-osis/-esis

abnormal condition

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an-

without

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cry/o

cold

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upper respiratory tract

nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea

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lower respiratory tract

right and left bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs

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nas/o

nose

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rhin/o

surgery of the nose

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-plasty

surgical procedure

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tonsil/o and adenoid/o

tonsils and adenoids

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laryng/o

larynx

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pharyng/o

pharynx

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trache/o

trachea

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bronchi/o and bronch/o

bronchi

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alevol/o

alveoli

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pneum/o and pneumon/o

lungs

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-ectasis

dialation

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-stenosis

narrowing

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-spasm

involuntary contractions

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ate-

incomplete

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hypo

defficient

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hyper

excessive

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-rrhea

discharge

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-rrhagia

bursting forth

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an-/a-

loss or without

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-osmia

smell

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-ectomy

removal

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-malacia

softening

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-ostomy

opening

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-ostenosis

narrowing

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-algia/-dynia

pain

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abdomin/o

abdomen

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cephal/o

head

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cervic/o

neck, cervix uteri

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crani/o

cranium

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gastr/o

stomach

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ili/o

iluim

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inguin/o

groin

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lumb/o

lower back

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pelv/i

pelvis

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spin/o

spine

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thorac/o

chest

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umbilic/o

umbilicus

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-ad

towards

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-al,-ic,-ac,-ar,-ary,-ous,-iac,-ior

pertaning to

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peri-

around

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caud/o

tail

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fluor/o

flouresence

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hist/o

tissue

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radi/o

radiation, xray

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ventr/o

belly

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-ad

toward

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-graphy

process of recording

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epi-

above or upon

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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

fat

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hidr/o, sudor/o

sweat

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ichty/o

dry, scaly

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myc/o

fungus

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scler/o

hardening

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seb/o

sebum, sebaceous

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squam/o

scale

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xer/o

dry

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-oid

resembling

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-phoresis

carrying, transmission

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leuk/o

white

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necr/o

death, necrosis

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-cele

hernia, swelling