Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| upon, over, above, on top |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| abdomen, abdominal cavity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| formation, cause, produce |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| identification of body components and their locations |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the heart and blood vessels belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, salivary glands, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, thymus, and gonads belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, vagina, and vestibular glands belong to? |
|
Definition
| Female reproductive system. |
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the skin, and accessory organs such as hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and receptors belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the spleen and lymphatic vessels belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the testes, epididymis, vas deferens, prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands belong to? |
|
Definition
| Male reproductive system. |
|
|
Term
| What organ system do muscles belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the brain, spinal cord, and nerves belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do bones and joints belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What organ system do the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra belong to? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is another word for posterior? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is another word for anterior? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is another name for the kneecap? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the space inside the belly or abdomen? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the belly region or abdomen, which contains several more specific regions including the epigastric, hypogastric, hypochondriac, iliac, lumbar, and umbilical regions? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the body area encompassing both the abdominal and pelvic cavities? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the word anterior mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the region of the body pertaining to the arm? (Also called the arm region.) |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the body system that circulates blood throughout the body via the heart and blood vessels? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the region of the body pertaining to the head? (Also called the head region.) |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the region of the body pertaining to the neck? (Also called the neck region.) |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the part of the abdominal region specific to the area just below the cartilages of the ribs, which includes a right and left hypochondriac region on either side of the epigastric region? (Also called the infrachondral region.) |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the cranial cavity? |
|
Definition
| The space inside the cranium. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| pertaining to away from a point of reference |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the dorsal cavity include? |
|
Definition
| cranial and spinal cavities |
|
|
Term
| What is the region of the body pertaining to the thigh? (Also called the thigh region.) |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the the name of the part of the abdominal region specific to the area above the belly? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the name of the part of the abdominal region specific to the area below the belly? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the region of the body pertaining to the buttock? (Also called the buttock region.) |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the process of maintaining internal stability? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the part of the abdominal region specific to the area located to the left of the hypogastric region? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the part of the abdominal region specific to the area located to the right of the hypogastric region? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| pertaining to below a reference point |
|
|
Term
| What is the region of the body pertaining to the groin? (Also called the groin region.) |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is part of the abdominal region specific to the area located to the left of the umbilical region? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is part of the abdominal region specific to the area located to the right of the umbilical region? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does mediolateral mean? |
|
Definition
| pertaining to the middle and to the side |
|
|
Term
| What is the space inside the pelvic area? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who studies the nature of living things? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the study of the nature of living things? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What means "pertaining to the back?" |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What means "pertaining to the back and to the side?" |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What means "pertaining to the back and to the front?" |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a word meaning "pertaining near to a point of reference?" |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the space inside the spinal column? (Also called the vertebral canal. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a word meaning "pertaining to above and to the side?" |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the space inside the chest or thorax? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the region of the body pertaining to the chest? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the body position that is used as a reference for directional terms? It is an erect posture with the arms at the sides, palms of thee hands facing forward, and legs together with the feet pointing forward. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the science of body structure? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the area of the abdomen that contains the navel? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What contains the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a symptom in which body temperature rises above the normal 98.6degF (37degC)? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that is associated with tissue damage? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a feeling or mental experience of perceiving any stimulus? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is an abnormality that is discoverable by and objective examination? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is an appearance or sensation, experienced by a patient, that deviates from the normal, healthy state? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is an adjective that describes a disease of long duration, usually with a slow progression? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is an adjective that describes a disease of rapid onset, short duration, and often with a sharp, or severe, effect? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a state of the body in which homeostasis has faltered due to any cause? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| what is an adjective meaning a disease that is induced by medical treatment? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is an adjective meaning a disease of unknown cause? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the invasion and multiplication of parasitic organisms within the body, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a response to trauma, which is marked by the symptoms of redness, swelling , heat, and pain? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are the conditions following and resulting from a disease? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a diagnostic scan similar to x-ray, in chich data from beams of energized particles are computer interpreted to produce a three-dimensional, cross-sectional "slice" or image of the body? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does CAT scan stand for? |
|
Definition
| computed axial tomography scan |
|
|
Term
| What is the determination of the nature of a disease? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a diagnostic procedure that involves a visual examination with an endoscope, which includes a camera, fiber optics, and a long flexible tube that can be inserted into the patient? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the study of the causes of disease? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is an evaluation made for the purpose of diagnosis by identifying physical evidence of disease, such as signs and symptoms? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a diagnostic scan that uses a powerful magnetic field generated within a chamber in which a patient lies? (The field traces the element hydrogen in the patient's body, the results of which are the clearest, most complete computer-generated three-dimensional images of soft tissues that are currently possible? |
|
Definition
| MRI- magnetic resonance imaging |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a diagnostic scan that employs computers and radioactive substances to examine the metabolic activity of various parts of the body and create color-coded images? |
|
Definition
| PET scan- positron emission tomography scan |
|
|
Term
| a forecast of the probable cause or outcome of a disease |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a diagnostic procedure in which harmless sound waves are pulsated through body tissues? (The pulse echoes are converted into images of internal body structures by computer.) |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the abbreviation ant mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the abbreviation AP mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the abbreviation inf mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the abbreviation lat mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the abbreviation med mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the abbreviation PA mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the abbreviation pos mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does the abbreviation sup mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
