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What is the history of a word's origin?
etymology
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From what two languages are the majority of anatomical terms derived?
Greek & Latin
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What is the part of a word that contains its primary meaning?
root word
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What was an affix attached to the beginning of a word, base, or phrase and serving to produce a derivative form?
prefix
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What is an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase?
suffix
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What is the plural form of a term ending in a?
The plural is formed by adding an e
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What is the plural form of a term ending in itis?
The plural is formed by changing the itis to itides
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What is the plural form of terms ending in on or um?
The plural is formed by changing the on or um to a
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What is the plural form of terms ending in is?
The plural is formed by changing the is to es
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What is the standard reference for anatomical terminology?
Terminolgia Anatomica
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Despite the existence of a standard there is still considerable confusion in anatomical terminology. Why?
- conversion of Latin names to English
- tradition within specialties
- variation of pronunciations
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As a science, what is anatomy?
the study of biological structure
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What is microscopic anatomy?
examines structures that cannot be observed by the unaided eye
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What is they study of cells?
cytology
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What is the study of tissues?
histology
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What is the study of biological structures that are visible to the unaided eye?
gross anatomy
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What level of organization deals with particles making up the smallest units of an element?
atomic level
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What level of organization deals with combinations of atoms?
molecular level
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What level of organization deals with the basic structural and functional unit of life?
cellular level
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What level of organization deals with aggregations of similar cells working together to perform a specific function?
tissue level
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What level of organization deals with anatomical structures composed of at least two of the primary tissue types and performing specific functions?
organ level
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What level or organization deals with organs working together to achieve a common function?
organ system level
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What level of organization deals with individuals (living beings) of species?
organismal level
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What level of organization deals with individuals of the same species capable of reproducing one another within a particular location?
population
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What level of organization deals with interacting populations of various species within a particular location?
community
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What level of organization deals with a community of organisms and its environment.
ecosystem
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What term implies an actual cut or slice to expose the internal anatomy?
section
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What term implies an imaginary flat surface passing through the body?
plane
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What fundamental plane of reference passes lengthwise through the body and divides it into front and back portions?
coronal plane
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What fundamental plane of reference divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions?
transverse plane
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What fundamental plane of reference passes vertically through the body, dividing it into right and left portions?
sagittal plane
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What plane passes lengthwise through the body dividing it into left and right halves?
midsagittal plane
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What minor plane passes through the body or speciman at an angle?
oblique plane
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What term of direction means in front of or toward the front surface?
anterior
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What term of direction means in back of or toward the back surface?
posterior
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What term of direction means at the backside of the human body?
dorsal
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What term of direction means at the belly side of the human body?
ventral
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What term of direction means toward the head or above?
superior
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What term of direction means toward the feet?
inferior
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What term of direction means at the rear or tail end?
caudal
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What term of direction means at the head end?
cranial
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What term of direction means toward the midline of the body?
medial
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What term of direction means away from the midline of the body?
lateral
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What term of direction means on the inside, underneath another structure, or deeper within the body?
deep
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What term of direction means on the outside or closer to the surface?
superficial
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What term of direction means closest to the point of attachment or point of origin or a central point?
proximal
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What term of direction means farthest from the point of attachment or point of origin or a central point?
distal
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