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Epithelial Tissue
Forms the covering of body surfaces, inside and on the surface of the body;
Ex. outer layer of the skin
Ex. Sheetlike arrangement
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Connective Tissue
Supports and binds other body tissues and parts
Ex. Bone and cartilage
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Nervous Tissue
Coordinates and controls many body activities
Ex. Brain, Spnail cord, Nerves
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Muscle Tissue
Produces movement
Ex. Skeletal muscle makes the bending of the arm possible
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Cardiovascular System
Delivers oxygen, nutrients and vital substances t/o the body; transports cellular waste products to the lungs and kidneys for excretion
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Lymphatic System
Helps maintain the internal fluid environment; produces some types of blood cells; regulates immunity
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Respiratory System
Brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide and some water waste
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Digestive Sytems
provides the body with water, nutrients, and minerals; removes solid wastes
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Urinary System
Filters blood to remove wastes of cellular metabolism; maintains the electrolyte and fluid balance
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Reproductive Systems
Produces offspring
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Muscular System
Makes movement possible
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Skeletal System
Provides prtection, form, and shape for the body; stores minerals and forms some blood cells
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Nervous system
Coordinates the reception of stimuli; transmits messages to stimulate movement
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Integumentary system
Provides external covering for protection; regulates the body temperature and water content
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Endocrine Systems
Secretes hormones and helps regulate body activities
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Frontal Plane
divides the body into front and back portions
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Transversal Plane
Divdes the body into upper and lower portions
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Midsaggital Plane
divides the body into equal right and left halves
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anter(o)
term: anterior
nearer to or toward the front
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poster(o)
term: posterior
nearer to or toward the back
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ventr(o)
term: ventral
belly side
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dors(o)
term: dorsal
directed toward or situated on the back side
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medi(o)
term: medial, median
middle or nearer the middle
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later(o)
term: lateral
farther from the midline of the body or from a structure
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super(o)
term: superior
uppermost or above
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infer(o)
term: inferior
lowermost or below
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proxim(o)
term: proximal
nearer the origin or point of attachment
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dist(o), tel(e)
term: distal
far or distant from the origin or point of attachment
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Caud(o)
term: caudad or caudal
in a inferior position
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cephal(o)
term: cephalad
toward the head
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acr(o)
extremities(arms and legs)
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omphal(o), umbilic(o)
umbilicus (navel)
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viscer(o)
viscera (large abdominal organs)
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RUQ
Right upper quadrant
Contails the right love of the liver, gallbladder, right kidney, parts of lrg and sm intestines
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LUQ
Left upper quadrant
contains the left lobe of the liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, parts of lrg and sm intestines
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RLQ
Right lower quadrant
right ureter, right ovary and uterine tube, appendix, and parts of sm and lrg intestines
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LLQ
Left lower quandrant
left ureter, left ovary, uterine tube and parts of sm and lrg intestines
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cranial cavity
part of the dorsal cavity
cranial cavity contains the brain
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spinal cavity
part of the dorsal cavity
contains the spinal cord and beginnings of the spinal nerves
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pelvic cavity
in the ventral cavity
pelvic cavity contains the urinary bladder, lower portion of the large intestine, rectum, and male and female reproductive organs.
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abdominal cavity
part of the ventral cavity
Abdominal cavity contians the stomach, spleen, and the liver
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DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
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distension
enlargement and strecthing
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aplasia
organ or tissue does not develop
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hypoplasia
underdevelopment of organ or tissue
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hyperplasia
more tissue development; enlargement of organ
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dysplasia
cellular deviation from the normal, which may progress to anaplasia
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anaplasia
characteristic of malignancy
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dehiscence
splitting open or rupture of a wound after it has closed
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evisceration
protrusion of internal organs through an open wound
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cellul(o)
little cell or compartment
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home(o)
sameness;constant
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hem(a), hem(o), hemat(o), -emia
blood
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hidr(o)
sweat, perspiration
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-poietin
tht which causes production
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Dyspnea
difficult breathing
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
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WBC
white blood cell, white blood cell count
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microcyte
undersized erthrocyte
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macrocytosis
an increase in the number of oversized erythrocytes
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anisocytosis
presence of cells of unequal size
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spherocyte
a red blood cell that appears round
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poikilocyte
irregularly shaped erythrocyte
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hyperchromia
excessive pigmentation of red blood cells
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hypochromia
decreased pigmentation of red blood cells
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hemoglobinopathy
abnormal hemoglobin
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aplastic
not develop new tissue
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hemoglobin
red pigment in red blood cells
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