MA 110 CH2
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- -Plasia
- Formation
- Aden/o
- Gland
- Cephal
- Head
- Cyt/o
- Cell
- End/o
- Inside
- Exo-
- Outside
- -ologist
- A specialist
- -ology
- The study of...
- Path/o
- Disease
- Poster/o
- Back
- -stasis
- Control
- hist-
- tissue
- adip/o
- fat
- anter/o
- front
- Caud/o
- tail
- Midsagittal Plane
- A plane dividing the body into equal L/R halves
- Transverse Plane
- A plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
- Ventral
- Front, belly side.
- Dorsal
- backside
- Anterior
- Front
- Posterior
- Back
- Superior
- uppermost, above or toward the head.
- Inferior.
- Lowermost, below toward feet.
- Cephalic
- Toward the Head
- Caudal
- Toward the feet.
- Proximal
- situated nearest the midline or beginning of the body structure.
- Distal
- Situated farthest from the midline.
- Medial
- The direction toward or nearer the midline.
- Lateral
- The direction nearer the side away from the midline.
- 3 Midline Abdomen Regions
- L/R Lumbar, Umbilical
- Name 3 superior thorax regions
- L & R Hypeochondriac regions and Epigastric
- Name 3 inferior Abdominal regions
- L & R Ilium, and Hypogasric region.
- Dorsal Cavity
- Contains the Cranial and Spinal cavity. Located at the back of the body.
- Ventral Cavity
- Located on the front of the body. Contains the Thoracic cavity, Diaphragm and Abdominopelvic cavity.
- Cytology
- Study of cells
- Cell Membrane
- Surrounds the cell
- Histology
- Study of tissue
- Eithelial tissue
- Forms skin and glands
- Connective Tissue
- Supports/Connects organs and other body tissue
- Muscle Tissue contains cells that
- have the ability to contract and relax
- Pathology
- The study of disease
- Gland, do what
- A group of specialized epithelial cells capable of producing secretions
- Nerve Tissue contains cells that
- have the ability to react to stimuli and conduct electrical impulses.
- Arteriostenosis
- Narrowing of the artery
- Nosocomial infection
- Acquired infection at a hospital setting
- -oma
- tumor
- Dysplasia
- Abnormal development or cell growth or tissue in the organs
- -plasia, Plas/i, Plas/o
- Growth, Development, Formation
- Dys-
- Bad, Difficult, or painful