CHAPTER 7.2 - BODY PLANES,DIRECTIONS AND CAVITIES DEFINITIONS {GRADED A+}

CHAPTER 7.2 - BODY

PLANES,DIRECTIONS AND CAVITIES

DEFINITIONS {GRADED A+}



ante - ✔✔before or in front of

quad - ✔✔four

sub - ✔✔less, under, below

sup - ✔✔above,over,higher in postion

abd - ✔✔abdomen,abdominal

RLQ - ✔✔right lower quadrant

LLQ - ✔✔left lower quadrant

RUQ - ✔✔right upper quadrant

LUQ - ✔✔left upper quadrant

anatomy - ✔✔study of structure and parts

physiology - ✔✔study of functions/process

pathophysiology - ✔✔study of disease

, cytology - ✔✔study of cells

congential - ✔✔happens during development in the uterus (ex: club foot,

spina bifida, fetal alcohol syndrome)

inherited - ✔✔transmitted genetically from parents to children (ex: color

blindness, cystic fibrosis, down syndrome)

infectious - ✔✔caused by pathogen like bacteria/virus (ex: STIs or

common cold)

degenerative - ✔✔deterioration of structure or function (ex: arthritis, heart

disease or COPD)

cell functions - ✔✔metabolize nutrients, consume oxygen, release energy,

synthesize protein, reproduce(mitosis), perform specific cell function

protoplasm - ✔✔-the basic substance of all life

-forms cell

-aqueous solution

-made up of organelles

cell membrane - ✔✔outer, protective covering

semi-permeable (selects who goes in or out)

-maintains homeostatis