Medical Core Quiz Ch. 7-9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 thorac/o | chest |
| col/o | large intestine |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ren/o | kidney |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -ostomy | surgical creation |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| pleura | membrane around the lungs |
| trachea | windpipe |
| esophagus | food pipe |
| alveoli | air sac |
| bronchiole | branches |
| epiglottis | lid that shuts food from entering the trachea |
| diaphragm | muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity |
| erythro | red |
| leuko | white |
| cyano | blue |
| polio | gray |
| duodenum | small intestine |
| jejunum | small intestine |
| ileum | small intestine |
| cecum | large intestine |
| colon | large intestine |
| rectum | large intestine |
| anal canal | large intestine |
| peristalsis | wave-like contractions |
| dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| diuresis | increased output of urine |
| enuresis | involuntary discharge of urine |
| larynx | between pharynx & trachea; voice box |
| pharynx | receives air, food, & fluids |
| rugae | folds in the mucosa lining the stomach |
| feces | stools; solid body wastes |
| renal cortex | outer layer of the kidney |
| medulla | inner layer of the kidney |
| ureters | 2 long narrow tubes; transport urine from kidney to bladder |
| urethra | tube extending from the bladder to the outside of the body |
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