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Touro .Medical Terminology
Chapter 10: Body Organs and Parts
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08/05/2014

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Topographic
Definition
Refers to the surface landmakrs of the body.
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Cell
Definition
Fundamental, structural, and functional unit of living organism.
Term
Nucleus
Definition
Cell nucleus. A spheroid body within a cell, consisting of a thin nuclear membrane and genes or chromosomes/
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Chromosomes
Definition
Thread-like structures in the cell nucleus that control growth, repair, and reproduction in the body.
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Cytoplasm
Definition
The protoplasm of a cell exclusive of that of the nucleus (nucleoplasm).
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Cell membrane
Definition
A thin layer of tissue, servicing as the wall of a cell. Selectively allows substances to pass in and out of the cell.
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Tissue
Definition
A group of similarly specialized cells that together perform certain special functions.
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Epithelial tissue
Definition
The skin and lining surfaces that protect, absorb, and excrete.
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Connective tissue
Definition
The fibrous tissues of the body. Bones, tendons, etc.
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Muscle tissue
Definition
Tissue that contracts. Strated, cardiac, and smooth muscle.
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Nervie tissue
Definition
A collection of nerve fibers that conduct impulses that control and coordinate body activities.
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Organ
Definition
Tissues arranged together to perform a specific function.
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System
Definition
A set of body organs that work together for a common purpose.
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Integumentary system
Definition
Skin serves as the external covering of the body.
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Musculoskeletal system
Definition
Skeleton and muscles.
Include the 206 bones, joints, cartilage, ligaments, and all of the muscle of the body.
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Cardiovascular system
Definition
Heart and blood vessels.
Blood pumped and circulated through the body.
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Gastrointestinal system
Definition
A long tube commonly called the GI tract.
Mouth, esophagus, stomach ad intestines.
Accessory organs include pancrease, liver gallbladder and salivary glands.
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Respiratory system
Definition
Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs.
Term
Genitourinary system
Definition
Reproductive and urinary organs. Also called GU or UG.
Urinary = kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
Reproductive organs = gonads and various external genitalia and internal organs.
Term
Endocrine system
Definition
Glands and other structures that make hormones and release them directly into the circulatory system.
Term
Nervous system
Definition
Brain and spinal cord = CNS

12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves = ANS/PNS
Term
Palpebrate
Definition
Blink or wink
Term
Palpate
Definition
Touch
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Palpitate
Definition
Pulsate, quiver, throb, trmble
Term
Cyt/o
Definition
Cell
Term
Cyst/o
Definition
Bladder of sac.
Urinary bladder.
Term
9 quadrants of the abdomen

(Starting from top anatomical right, list the regions from top to to bottom, and right to left).
Definition
-right hypochondriac
-right lumbar
-right inguinal
-Epigastric
-umbilical
-hypogastric
-left hypochondriac
-left lumbar
-left inguinal
Term
Body cavities
Definition
Hallow spaces containing body organs.
Term
Abdominal cavity
Definition
The cavity beneath the thoracic cavity, which is separated from that cavity by the diphragm.

Contains liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, and kidneys.
Term
Pelvic cavity
Definition
The lower front cavity of the body located beneath the abdominal cavity.

Contains the urinary bladder and reproductive organs.
Term
Pleural cavity
Definition
The thoracic cavity containing the lungs, trachea, esophagus, and thymus glands.
Term
Thoracic cavity
Definition
The chest cavity, which contains the lungs, heart, aorta, esophagus, and trachea.
Term
Mediastinum
Definition
The mass of tissues and organs separating the sternum in front and the vertebral column behind, containing the heart and its large vessels.
Term
Peritoneal cavity
Definition
The space containing the stomach, intestiness, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, reproductive organs, and urinary bladder.
Term
Ventral body cavities
Definition
Thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity.
Term
Dorsal cavities
Definition
Cranial cavity, spinal cavity, vertebral column.
Term
Cranial cavity
Definition
Space enclosed by skull bones, containing the brain.
Term
Spinal cavity
Definition
Cavity containing the spinal cord.
Term
Diaphragm
Definition
Dome-shaped muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
Term
Body planes
Definition
Imaginary flat surfaces that divide.

Frontal plane, sagittal plane, transverse plane.
Term
Sagittal
Definition
A sagittal plane divides the body into right and left portions.
Term
Midsagittal
Definition
A plane that vertically divides the body, or some part of it, into equal RIGHT and LEFT portions (medial)
Term
Coronal plane
Definition
Also called the frontal plane. A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections (front and back).
Term
Frontal plane
Definition
Also called coronal plane. Divides body into anterior and posterior sections.
Term
Transverse plane
Definition
A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections (top and bottom).
Term
Metabolism
Definition
Sum of thebody's physical and chemical processes that convert food into elements for body growth, energy, building body parts (anabolism), and degrading body substances for recycling and excretion (catabolism).
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Anabolism
Definition
The building of body parts. Part of metabolism
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Catabolism
Definition
The degrading of body substances for recycling or excretion. Related to metabolism.
Term
Homeostasis
Definition
A steady state.

The tendency of stability in the normal physiologic systems of the organism to maintain a balance optimal for survival.

Example: body temperature, normal cell division rate.
Term
Perionychium
Definition
Structure that surrounds the nail, Refers to the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.,
Term
Paronychia
Definition
Infection of the nail. Inflammation of the epidermis bordering a fingernail or toenail.
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