| Combining Forms | Anatomical Directional Terms | Cavities and Organs | Cells and tissues | Medical Terminology |
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What is treatment and physician?
Iatri/o
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What is the RUQ?
Quadrant for the liver
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What is the peritoneum?
The double folded-membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity
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What are ribosomes?
Responsible for building protein chains
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What is hyperthyroidism?
A condition of high thyroid hormone
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What is the kidney?
Nephr/o
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What is the LUQ?
Quadrant location for the spleen
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What are the brain and pituitary gland?
Two structures within the cranial cavity
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What is catabolism?
A process which occurs in the mitochondria
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What are the thrombocytes?
Platelets
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What is hepat/o?
Liver
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What is prone?
Anatomical position is placed face-down
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Where is mediastinum?
It is centrally located outside of and between the lungs
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What is cardiac muscle?
Specialized tissue only found in the heart
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What is hemoglobin?
Carries oxygen in red blood cells
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What is woman/female?
Gyne/o
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What is the anatomical position?
The body is upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat and directed forward. The upper limbs are at the body’s sides with the palms facing forward
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What is the retroperitoneal area?
Located behind the peritoneum
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What is the cytoplasm?
Carries on the work of the cells
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What is electroencephalogram?
EEG abbreviation
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What is viscer/o?
Internal organ
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What is midsagittal?
A plane which divides the body into right and left
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What is the meninges?
Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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What is the thyroid gland?
A gland which secretes a hormone to stimulate metabolism in cells
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What is hepatocellular carcinoma?
A malignant tumor of the liver
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