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40 Cards in this Set
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-ic
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Pertaining to
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The most often used combining vowel
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O
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The study of the stomach and intestines
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Gastroenterology
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Means Bladder
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Cyst/o
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Attached to the begining of a word root to modify its meaning
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Prefix
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The foundation of a word
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Root
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Suffix that means disease
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-pathy
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Inflammation of the joints
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Arthritis
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The process of cutting into
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incision
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Inflammation of the liver
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Hepatitis
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Removal of the stomach
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Gastroectomy
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Inflammation of the stomach
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Gastritis
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Record of the electrical conduction of the heart
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Electrocardiogram
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abnormal clotting condition
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thrombosis
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removal of the liver
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hepatectomy
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the combining vowel is dropped when the suffix begins with a
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Vowel
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Incision into a bone
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osteotomy
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A lateral chest x-ray is taken in the sagittal plane. A sagittal plane divides the body into:
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Left and Right Sides
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A cephalocaudal pattern of development means that motor development, control, and coordination maturation progresses from the:
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Head to the Feet
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The _______ system includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
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Digestive
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usage-shaped bodies within the cytoplasm where catabolism takes place are:
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Mitochrondria
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The position of reference used to describe body directions and planes is called ____________
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Anatomical Position
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_______ means pertaining to the back of the body. Its opposite direction is ________.
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Dorsal; Ventral
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Groups of different kinds of tissue combine to form:
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Organs
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The ________ body cavity is where the pituitary gland is found.
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Cranial
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The abbreviation for vertebrae in the neck region is:
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C1-C7
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The _______pelvic cavity is the space between the diaphragm and groin.
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Abdomino
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Chondr/o
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Cartilage
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the combining form for front is:
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Anter/o
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To be lying on your back is to be in the _______ position. The opposite position is _______.
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Supine; Prone
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The combining form for internal organs is:
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Viscer/o
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Voluntary, involuntary, and cardiac are all examples of this type of tissue:
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Muscle
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The combining form for to cast (throw) is:
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bol/o
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Similar cells working together to do a specific job are:
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Tissues
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The inguinal region is also called the:
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Iliac Region
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picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell.
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Karyotype
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The dorsal cavity includes the _______ and _______ cavities.
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Cranial; Spinal
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______ means away from the surface. Its opposite is ________.
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Deep; Superficial
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Mrs. Herald had an abdominoplasty. Her incision is on the _______ side of the body.
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Ventral
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The extensive double-layered membrane lining the abdominal cavity is the:
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Peritoneum
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