Med Term Ch 2 Study Flashcards

What is the term for the anterior portion of the body between the thorax and pelvis; contains the stomach, large and small intestines, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, gallbladder

Abdomen

What is the combining form for the word “abdomen”

Abdomin/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the abdomen”

abdominal

What is the term for the space below the best containing organs such as liver, stomach, gallbladder, intestines

abdominal cavity

What is the term for the abdominal and pelvic cavities as one single unit

abdominopelvic cavity

What is the term for “pertaining to fat”

adipose

What is the term for a collection of fat cells

adipose tissue

What is the combining form for the word “fat cell”

adip/o

What is the term for a fat cell

adipocyte

What is the term for “up”

ana-

What is the term for “pertaining to casting up; building up stances (proteins) in cell”

anabolic

What is the term for the building-up process in a cell; proteins are synthesized for use in the body

anabolism

What is the term for “pertaining to the front”

anterior

What is the combining form for the word “front”

anter/o

What is the combining form for the words “to cast/throw”

bol/o

What is the term for the flexible connective tissue at joints

cartilage

What is the prefix for the word “down” (not position, but numbers)

cata-

What is the term for the process of casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release energy

catabolism

What is the term for being for being closer to the tail than another structure

caudal

What is the term for the basic structural and functional unit of the body

cell

What is the term for the structure that allows materials to pass into and out of the cell

cell membrane

What is the term for being closer to the head than another structure

cephalic

What is the combining form for the word “neck”

cervic/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the neck”

cervical

What is the combining form for the word “cartiage”

chondr/o

What is the term for a benign tumor of cartilage

chondroma

What is the term for a mlignant tumor of cartilage

chondrosarcoma

What is the term for a rod-shaped nuclear structure

chromosome

What is the term that means “color bodies”; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of cell

chromosomes

What is the combining form for the “color”

chrom/o

What is the term for the vast network of organs and vessels that are responsible for flow of nutrients, blood hormones, oxygen to and from cells

circulatory system

What is the term for the tailbone

coccyx

What is the term “pertaining to the tailbone”

coccygeal

What is the combining form for the word “coccyx”

coccyg/o

What is the term for the material that provides support and connect organs and other body tissues

connective tissue

What is the combining form of the word “skull”

crani/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the skull”

cranial

What is the term for the body cavity where the pituitary gland is located

cranial cavity

What is the term for an incision into the skull

craniotomy

What is the term for the material within the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus; the liquid contents of cells

cytoplasm

What is the term for “away from the surface”

deep

What is the term for the muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic activities; lies inferior (caudal) to the organs in the thoracic cavity

diaphragm

What is the term for the group of organs working together to convert food into energy for the body

digestive system

What is the term for the piece of cartilage between backbones

disk

What is the term for being farther away from the heart than another structure

distal

What is the combining form for the word “far”

dist/o

What is the term for Deoxyribonucleic acid; genes are composed of this

dna

What is the term “pertaining to the back of the organ or body”

dorsal (posterior)

What is the combining form for the word “back”

dors/o

What is the suffix that means “pertaining to”

-eal

What is the term for the collection of glands that produce hormones

endocrine system

What is the term for the part of the cell where formation of protein occurs

rough endoplasmic reticulum

What is the prefix that means “above”

epi-

What is the term for “pertaining to above the stomach”

epigastric

What is the term for the region above the stomach

epigastric region

What is the term for the tissue that covers the outside of the body and also lines all the tubes inside the body

epithelial tissue

What is the term for skin cells

epithelium

What is the plane that divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior)

frontal plane

What is the term for particular regions of DNA within each chromosome

genes

What is the combining form for the word “tissue”

hist/o

What is the term for someone who specializes in the study of tissue

histologist

What is the term for the study of tissues

histology

What is the prefix that means “below”

hypo-

What is the term for the region in the abdomen that is located right under the rib cartilages

hypochondriac region

What is the term for the region below the stomach

hypogastric region

What is the suffix for “pertaining to”

-iac, -ior

What is the prefix that means “between”

inter-

What is the prefix that means “inside”

intra-

What is the suffix for “condition”

-ism

What is the term for “pertaining to the ilium”

iliac

What is the term for the regions on the let and right sides over the hip bones

iliac regions

What is the combining form for the word “ilium”

ili/o

What is the term for being closer to the feet than another structure

inferior

What is the combining form for the word for “groin”

inguin/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the groin”

inguinal

What is the region near the groin

inguinal regions

What is the prefix for the word “between”

inter-

What is the term for “pertaining to between the vertebrae”

intervertebral

What is the term for a photograph of an individual’s chromosomes, in the nucleus

karyotype

What is the combining form for the word “nucleus”

kary/o or nucle/o

What is the term for the voicebox

larynx

What is the term for “pertaining to the side” (away from the midline of the body)

lateral

What is the combining form for the word “lateral”

later/o

What is the term for the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, left ureter, ovary, uterine tube, and spermatic duct

left lower quadrant (LLQ)

What is the term for the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the appendix, right ureter, right ovary, uterine tube, and spermatic duct

right lower quadrant (RLQ)

What is the term for the area encompassing the left lobe of the liver, stomach, spleen and parts of the pancreas and large intestines

left upper quadrant (LUQ)

What is the term for the area encompassing the right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, parts of the pancreas and portions of the small and large intestines

right upper quadrant (RUQ)

What is the term for the region on left and right sides near the inward curve of the spine at the low back

lumbar regions

What is the term for “pertaining to the low back and tailbone regions”

lumbosacral

What is the combining form for the words “lower back”

lumb/o

What is the term for being closer to the midline of the body compared to another structure

medial

What is the term for the exact middle of an area

median

What is the combining form for the word “middle”

medi/o

What is the term for the space in the chest between the lungs which contains the heart

mediastinum

What is the term for the state of building up or making new substance in a cell

anabolism

What is the term for breaking down substances in a cell

catabolism

What is the term for the sum of the chemical processes in a cell (anabolism plus catabolism)

metabolism

What is the prefix for the word “change”

meta-

What is the term for the part of a cell where catabolism primarily occurs; structures in a cell where food is burned to produce energy

mitochondria

What is the term for the type of cell that makes up muscle tissue and executes muscle contractions

muscle cell