Chapter 1 The Human Body An Orientation Membranes

Chapter 1 The Human Body: An Orientation

Membranes in the Ventral Body Cavity • Serous Membrane or Serosa – Double layered membrane that covers the walls of the ventral body cavity and outer surface of the organs – Parietal serosa and visceral serosa

Membranes in the Ventral Body Cavity • Parietal serosa – The outer layer of the serous membrane that lines the cavity walls

Membranes in the Ventral Body Cavity • Visceral Serosa – The inner layer of the serosa that covers the organs of the ventral body cavity

Membranes in the Ventral Body Cavity • Serous fluid – Separates the serous membrane – Thin layer of lubricating fluid

Regions • Umbilical Region – Centermost region – Surrounding the navel

Regions • Epigastric Region – Superior to the umbilical region – Epi = upon, above – Gastri = belly

Regions • Hypogastric (pubic) Region – Located below the umbilical region – Hypo = below

Regions • Right and Left Iliac (Inguinal) Regions – Located lateral to the hypogastric region – Iliac = superior part of the hip bone

Regions • Right and Left Hypochondriac Region – Flank the epigastric region laterally – Chondro = cartilage

Quadrants • Right Upper Quadrant – RUQ

Quadrants • Right Lower Quadrant – RLQ

Quadrants • Left Upper Quadrant – LUQ

Quadrants • Left Lower Quadrant – LLQ

Medical Terminology • Adip/o; lip/o – Fat

Medical Terminology • Blast/o, -blast: – Early embryonic stage, immature

Medical Terminology • Cardi/o: ; Coron/o – Heart

Medical Terminology • Cyt/o, -cyte: – Cell

Medical Terminology • -ectomy: – Surgical removal

Medical Terminology • En-, endo-: inside, within

Medical Terminology • Epi-: above, over, upon

Medical Terminology • Exo-: outside, outward

Medical Terminology • Gloss/o: tongue

Medical Terminology • Hepat/o: – Liver

Medical Terminology • Hetero: – Different, other

Medical Terminology • Hist/o: – Tissue

Medical Terminology • Homo: – Same, similar

Medical Terminology • Hem/o; hemat/o: blood

Medical Terminology • Hyper-: above, excessive, beyond

Medical Terminology • Hypo: under, deficient, below

Medical Terminology • -ician; -ist; -logist: specialist

Medical Terminology • -logy – Study of

Medical Terminology • My/o; myos/o: muscle

Medical Terminology • Nas/o; rhin/o: nose

Medical Terminology • Nephr/o; ren/o: – Kidney

Medical Terminology • Onc/o: tumor, mass

Medical Terminology • Oste/o – bone

Medical Terminology • Ped/o; pod/o: foot

Medical Terminology • Peri-: – Around/surrounding

Medical Terminology • Pneum/o; pneumon/o; pulmon/o: Lungs

Medical Terminology • -poiesis: formation of

Medical Terminology • Viscer/o – Internal organs