Module 1

• Macro -


  Large, visible to naked eye
• Micro -


  Small, not visable to the naked eye
• hyper-


  High, above nornal, elevated
• hypo-

  Low, below normal, decreased
• Eu-/Normo-

  normal
• Pan-/Omni


  All ex: panorama
• arthralgia (arthr/algia) -


  pain in a joint
• cytology (cyt/o/logy) -

  study of cells
• excision (ex/cis/ion)


  process of cutting out
• gynecology (gynec/o/logy)


  study of women
• nephrectomy (nephr/ectomy)


  Removal of kidney
• gastroenteritis (gastro/enter/itis)


  inflammation of the stomach and intestines
• opthalmoscope (ophthalm/o/scope)


  Instrument to view the eye
• Cranial body cavity contains:

  brain, pituitary gland
• Thoracic body cavity contains:

  Chest cavity with lungs, heart, esophagus and trachea
• Abdominal body cavity contains:

  Stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, pancreas, and gall bladder
• Pelvic body cavity contains:

  Urinary bladder, female reproductive structures and lower parts of intensities
• Spinal body cavity contains:

  spinal cord
• what are the 4 divisions of the spinal cord -

  cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
• Craniotomy(crani/o/tomy)


  Process of cutting into the skull
• histology (hist/o/logy)

  study of tissue
• karyotype (kary/o/type)

  Picture of classification of the nucleus
• Adduction

  Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body.
• Benign


  Term for something noncancerous.
• Bilateral


  Having two sides.
• Catabolism

  A metabolic process in which complex substances are broken down into simple compounds.
• Cephalic


  Pertaining to the head.
• Contraindication


  A factor the prohibits the administration a drug or an act in the care of a patient.
• Dorsiflexion


  To bend or flex backward from the anatomical position.
• Dysplasia

  Any abnormal development of tissues or organs.
• Electroencephalogram

  A graphic chart in which is traced the electrical potential produced by brain cells as detected by electrodes placed on the scalp.
• Epigastric

  Pertaining to the epigastrium, the area above the stomach.
• Erythrocyte

  Mature red blood cell.
• Homeostasis


  The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
• Hypogastric


  Pertaining to the hypogastrium.
• Ischemia

  A decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part.
• Larynx

  The organ of the voice that is part of the upper air passage.
• Leukemia

  A group of malignant neoplasms of hematopoietic tissues characterized by diffuse replacement of bone marrow or lymph nodes.
• Malaise

  A vague, uneasy feeling of body weakness, distress or discomfort.
• Metabolism


  The total of all chemical processes that take place in a living organism.