Word Parts
Word part that means “cell”
what is -cyt/o, cyte
Imaginary vertical or horizontal lines used to divide the body into sections
What are body planes?
The region of the abdomen where your bellybutton is
What is the umbilical region?
The human genome was finally completed during this year
What is 2003?
A disease-producing microorganism such as a virus
What is a pathogen?
Word part means tail, or lower part of the body
what is -caud/o
Up and down plane that is vertical to the horizon. Includes frontal and sagittal planes.
What is a vertical plane?
LUQ is the abbreviation for this abdominal quadrant
What is the Left Upper Quadrant?
A change in the sequence of a DNA molecule. May be a result of radiation or pollution
What is a mutation?
Refers to the ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area
What is an endemic?
Word part that refers to the head
what is -cephal/o
Horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
What is a Transverse Plane?
Cavity that contains your gastrointestinal organs
What is the abdominal cavity?
DNA is an abbreviation that stands for:
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid?
Any condition that is transmitted from one person to another by direct or indirect contact with contaminated objects
What is a communicable disease?
Word part that means control, or maintenance of constant level
what is -stasis
Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions. May also be known as the coronal plane.
What is the frontal plane?
Located along the front of the body, contains organs that sustain homeostasis.
What is the ventral cavity?
A cell that contains 46 chromosomes arranged into 23 pairs
What is a somatic cell?
An illness without known cause
What is an idiopathic disorder?
Word part that means development, growth, or formation
what is -plas/i, plas/o, plasia
a vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions
What is the sagittal plane?
The area behind the peritoneum. You can find the kidneys there
What is the retroperitoneum?
The production of human insulin from modified bacteria is an example of this
Genetic Engineering
An unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment
What is an iatrogenic illness?