Chapter 2

a group of hereditary bleeding disorders in hich one of the factors needed to clot the blood is missing

a general increase in the bulk of a part or organ, not due to tumor formation

located below the stomach

an illness ithout known cause

a fused double layer ofthe parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall

specializes in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population group

inflammation of the peritoneum

situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure

located behind the peritoneum

the horizontal plane that divides the whole body into superior and inferior portions

the front or belly side of the body or organ

the defective development or the congenital absence of an organ or tissue

maintaining a constant internal environment

also known as chest cavity or thorax, which protects the heart and the lungs

the study of the structures of the body

toward teh lower part of the body

a muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities