Location Location
Divides the body into superior and inferior sections.
Transverse Plane
Glands that lie on top of each kidney:
Adrenal glands
The term that means excessive development:
Hypertrophy
Epi-
upon, over, outside
-algia
pain
Pertaining to the opposite side:
Contralateral
A muscle that carries a limb TOWARD the body
Adductor
Sum of the chemical processes in a cell:
Metabolism
Peri-
surrounding
Arthr/o
joint
Divides the body into equal left and right sides.
Midsagittal plane
The cell structure that controls what enters and exits the cell?
Cell membrane
Cells decrease in size (under development) often due to immobility or restricted blood flow
Atrophy
Supra-
Above, upper
Aden/o
gland
Describe the area I'm pointing to.
Right or Left?
Posterior or Anterior?
Proximal or Distal to the elbow?
the posterior side of right arm distal to the elbow.
Muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities:
Diaphragm
Removing a sample of living tissue from the body for microscopic examinations is called a/an:
Biopsy
Meta-
change
Chondr/o
cartilage
The upper regions below the cartilage of the ribs that extends over the abdomen are the __________ regions.
Hypochondriac
The space in the chest between the lungs:
Mediastinum
increase number of cells that can be characterized by a fullness in the urinary bladder but with difficulty urinating
Hyperplasia
Syn-
Together, with
-ptosis
Prolapse