Medical Term
The three parts of a medical term:
1. Prefix
2. Word Root
3. Suffix
The imaginary line that runs down the middle of the body.
Midline
The transportation system of the body.
Cardiovascular / Circulatory System
All living and nonliving things are composed of _______, which is anything that occupies space and has mass.
Matter
Two major organs in the Left Upper Quadrant
Liver (Left lobe)
Spleen
Stomach
A person who studies Osteology is an expert of what organ system?
Skeletal System
The brachial region is ________ to the antebrachial region.
Proximal
This body system maintains posture.
Muscular System
Term for stored energy.
Potential Energy
Another name for the frontal plane.
Coronal
The medical term to describe blood stoppage.
Hemostasis
When a body is lying on their back it is said to be lying __________.
Supine
This body system helps produce Vitamin D.
Integumentary System
__________ + __________ = Metabolism
Anabolism + Catabolism
This organelle is the site of lipid synthesis.
Smooth ER
These cells are found in the skin.
Dermacyte
The sternum is __________ to the heart but _________ to the skin.
Superficial / Deep
This body system removes waste from blood and regulates pH levels.
Urinary System
Movement into cells by vesicles.
Endocytosis
The protective lining found surrounding most organs of the body has two surfaces...what are they?
Visceral Serous Membrane
Parietal Serous Membrane
Medical term for "excessive nerve pain"
Hyperneuralgia
The sacral region is __________ to the popliteal region, _________ to the gluteal region, and __________ to the buccal region.
Superior / Medial / Inferior
Contains the tonsils, spleen, and thymus.
Lymphatic System
Chemical composition of a cell membrane.
Phospholipid bilayer
What is the most common type of homeostatic feedback mechanism in the body? What are its components?
Negative
Receptor
Control Center
Effector