med term 2+3 all together

Liver

RUQ, LUQ

Trachea

Thoracic cavity, mediastinum

Appendix

RLQ

Spleen

LUQ

Between

inter-

change

meta-

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-centesis

producing/forming

-genesis

controlling/stopping

-stasis

drooping/falling/prolapse

-ptosis

excision/removal/resection

-ectomy

fear

phobia

hernia

-cele

incision/cutting into

-tomy

process of recording

-graphy

softening

-malacia

to view

-opsy

conditio/process

-y

development/nourishment

-trophy

enlargement

-megaly

little/small

-ole, -ule

one who

-er

structure/tissue

-um, -ium

study of

-logy

condition

-ia

disease condition

-pathy

Bone

oste/o

Breast

mamm/o, mast/o

Colon

col/o

cartilage

chondr/o

Fat

adip/o

Front

anter/o

Groin

inguin/o

Tissue

hist/o

cell

cyt/o

Death (cells or whole body)

necr/o

eyelid

blephar/o

muscle

my/o

shape/form

morph/o

Time

chron/o

vessel

angi/o

voice box

laryng/o

Sacrum

5 bones fused to make 1

Coccyx

4 bones that fuse to make one

Plural of vertebra

vertebrae

The thoracic region is also known as:

Pleural cavity and mediastinum

Histologist

a scientist who specializes in the study of tissues

Pituitary Gland

endocrine gland at the base of the brain

Cartilage

Flexible connective tissue often attached to the bones

Diaphragm

muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities, moves up and down and aids in breathing

Urethra

Tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Epithelial

the tissue on the breast nipple

Anabolism

Process of building up large proteins from small protein pieces called amino acids

Chromosomes

Rod shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA called genes. There are 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) in every cell except for the egg and sperm cells which contain only 23 individual unpaired chromosomes

Inguinal Region

right and left lower regions near the groin, also called the lilac regions

Epigastric Region

region above the stomach

Hypochondriac Region

right and left region beneath the ribs

Thoracic Vertebrae

Chest region. there are 12 thoracic vertebrae, each bone is joined to a rib

Prone

Lying on belly

Lateral

Pertaining to the side

Frontal

vertical plane dividing the body/structure into anterior and posterior portions

Midsagittal

divides the body into right and left halves

Transverse

Horizontal planes dividing the body into upper and lower portions

Distal

Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure

Supine

Lying on the back

Proximal

Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of the structure

Posterior

Back surface of the body

Anterior

front surface of the body