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Chapter 2 Vocab
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
01/30/2011

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Midsaggital
Definition
Equal left and right halves, median plane
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Sagittal
Definition
Unequal left and right halves
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Dorsal
Definition
Dorsal and ventral parts, also called frontal or coronal plane
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Transverse
Definition
Cranial and caudal parts
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Physiology
Definition
Study of body functions
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Pathology
Definition
Study of the nature, causes, and development of abnormal conditions
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Pathophysiology
Definition
Study of changes of function caused by disease
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Etiology
Definition
Study of disease causes
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Arcade
Definition
How teeth are arranged in the mouth
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Lingual surface
Definition
Aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue, mandible
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Palatal surface
Definition
Aspect of the tooth that faces the tongue, maxilla
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Buccal surface
Definition
Aspect of the tooth that faces the cheek, also called the vestibular surface
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Occlusial surface
Definition
Aspect of the teeth that meet when you chew
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Labial surface
Definition
Tooth surface facing the lips
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Contact surface
Definition
Aspect of the tooth that touch other teeth, medial and distal
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Peritoneum
Definition
Membrane that lines abdominal and pelvic cavaties
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Parietal peritoneum
Definition
Outer layers that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavaties
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Visceral peritoneum
Definition
Inner layer that surrounds the abdominal organs
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Peritinitis
Definition
Inflammation of the peritoneum
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Umbilicus
Definition
Pit in the abdominal wall marking the point where the umbilical cord entered the fetus
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Mesentary
Definition
Layer that suspends part of the intestines
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Retroperitoneal
Definition
Superfical to the peritoneum
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Adduction
Definition
Toward the body
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Abduction
Definition
Away from the body
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Flexion
Definition
Closure of a joint, reduction of the angle
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Extension
Definition
Straightening of a joint, increasing the angle
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Supination
Definition
The act of rotating the limb or body part so that the palmar surface is turned upward
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Pronation
Definition
The act of rotation the limb or body so that the palmar surface faces downward
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endothelium
Definition
Cellular covering that forms the lining of internal organs, including BVs
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Mesothelium
Definition
Cellular covering that forms the lining of the serous membranes such as the peritoneum
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-plasia
Definition
Formation, development, and growth of tissue and cell numbers
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-trophy
Definition
Formation, development, and increase in the size of tissue and cells
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Anaplasia
Definition
Change in the structure of the cells and their orientation to one another
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Aplasia
Definition
Lack of development of an organ or tissue or a cell
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Dysplasia
Definition
Abnormal growth or development of an organ, tissue, or a cell
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Hyperplasia
Definition
Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement in an organ, tissue or a cell
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Hypoplasia
Definition
Incomplete or less than normal development of an organ, tissue or a cell
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Neoplasia
Definition
Any abnormal new growth of tissue in which multiplication of cells is uncontrolled, more rapid than normal, and progressive. Usually form tumors
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-oma
Definition
Tumor or neoplasm
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Atrophy
Definition
Decrease in size or complete wasting away of an organ or tissue
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Dystrophy
Definition
Defective growth in the size of an organ, tissue or cell
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Hypertrophy
Definition
Increase in the size of an organ, cell, or tissue
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