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Collins Exam 2

Terms in this set (56)

anter/o
front, anterior
cerv/o
neck
chrondr/o
cartilage
cyt/o, -cyte
cell
dors/o
back
inguin/o
groin
my/o
muscle
myel/o
spinal cord
neur/o
nerve, neuron
poster/o
posterior, back
proxim/o
near
super/o
superior
trans
across
supine
laying down face up
prone
laying face down (or turned to the side)
frontal plane
separates front and back of the body
sagittal plane
divides the body in unequal left and right side
midsagittal plane
divides in equal left and right sides
transverse plane
divides the body between upper and lower
anterior/ frontal
towards the front
ex: nose on anterior side of the face
posterior/ dorsal
near the back
ex: spine on posterior part of body
superior or cephalad
above; toward the head
ex: neck superior to the neck
inferior or caudal
below; toward the soles
ex: knees inferior to the hips
proximal
near the point of attachment
ex: elbow proximal to the wrist
distal
furthest from attatchment
ex: fingers are distal to the limbs
lateral
away from middle
ex: eyes are lateral to the nose
medial
towards the middle
ex: nose medial to the eyes
cutane/o
skin
onych/o
nail
pil/o
hair
seb/o
sebum (oil;fat)
sudor/i/
sweat
albin/o
white
cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
yellow
cyan
blue
epi
upon
erythr/o
red
fero
to carry
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
kerat/o
hornlike
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
scler/o
hardening
sub-
below
xer/o
dry
impetigo (cause)
caused by bacteria
scabes
cause by egg-laying mite
tinea
cause by fungus
pruritic
to itch
first degree burn
erthema, superficial damage to epidermis, NO blisters
second degree burn
blisters, erythema
third degree burn
charring, damage to epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layers, muscle and/or bone
debridement
removal of dead tissue
abscess
localozed collection of puss (along with swelling and inflammation)
cyst
closed sac under skin filled with fluid or solid material
impetigo
inflammatory skin disease w/ pustules that rupture and become crusted
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