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Key Medical Terminology Overview of the human body Abdomen Abduction/Adduction Acid Alkaline/base Amino acids Anatomical position Anatomy Antagonist Atom ATP Bilateral Biochemistry Calorie Carbohydrate Carbon Cardiac Cardiovascular system Catalyst Cervix Chemical bonds Chemistry Cholesterol Chromosome Collagen Compound Developmental anatomy Diaphragm Diffusion Digestive system Distal DNA Dorsal (posterior) Dysfunction Electron Element Embryology Endocrine system Energy Enzyme Epigastric Filtration Fine/ microscopic anatomy Flexion/Extension Frontal (coronal) Gene Gross/ macroscopic anatomy Homeostasis Hypochondriac Hypogastric Inferior (caudal) Inguinal Inorganic Integumentary system Involuntary Ion Kinetic energy Lateral Lipid/fat Lumbar Lymphatic system Mass Medial Metabolism Microorganism Midline Morphology Muscular system Necrosis Nervous system Neuron Neutral Neutron Nucleic acid Ocular Oral Organ Organ System Organic Organism Osmosis Pathology Pelvis Pericardial pH Physiology Pleural Potential energy Protein Proton Proximal Quadrant Radioactive Reproductive system Respiratory system RNA Rotation Saggital Skeletal muscle Skeletal system Smooth muscle Solute Solution Solvent Spinal Superficial Superior (cephalic, cranial) Thorax Tissue Transverse Trendelenberg Umbilicus Urinary system Ventral (anterior) Viscera Voluntary Key Terminology Cells and Tissue Anaphase Benign Cancerous Carbohydrate Carbon Cell Centriole Centromere/ centrosome Chromosome Cilia Connective tissue Cytokinesis Cytoplasm DNA Elastic fibers Endoplasmic reticulum Epithelial tissue Flagellum Gene Golgi apparatus Gross/ macroscopic anatomy Interphase Lysosome Malignant Matrix Meiosis Membrane Metaphase Metastasis Mitochondria Mitosis Necrosis Nucleus Nucleolus Organelle Prophase Reticular fibers Ribosome RNA Semi-permeable Smooth muscle Stem cell Striation Telophase Tissue Tumor Vesicle Voluntary Key Terminology Disease and Transmission Acquired immunity Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Active immunity Acute Allergy Antibody Antigen Autoimmunity Chronic Congenital Degenerative Elephantiasis Environmental Genetic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Immunity Immunization Immunoglobulin Inflammatory response Lymph Lymph gland Lymph node Lymphatic vessels Lymphoma Passive immunity Spleen Terminal T-lymphocytes Vaccine Key Terminology Body Systems INTEGUMENTARY Abrasion Acne Albinism Apocrine Appendages Basal cell carcinoma Capillary Carotene Contusion Cuticle Cyanosis Cyst Degenerative Dermatitis Dermis Duct Epidermis Erythema First degree burn Hair bulb Hair follicle Hair shaft Hemangioma Hemoglobin Herpes virus Human papilloma virus Hypodermis/ subcutaneous Impetigo Integumentary Jaundice Keratin Laceration Lice Lipoma Lunula Melanin Melanocyte Melanoma Merocrine/eccrine Mole Mucous membrane Nail root/matrix Pigment Psoriasis Sebaceous gland Sebum Second degree burn Sensory receptor Squamous cell carcinoma Stratum Sweat gland Third degree burn Tinea/ringworm Vasoconstriction Vasodilation Vitiligo Key Terminology Body Systems SKELETAL SYSTEM Acromion process Amphiarthrosis Appendicular Articulation Atlas Axial Axis Ball and socket joint Bone density Bone marrow Calcaneus Calcification Carpal Cartilage Cervical vertebrae Clavicle Coccyx Comminuted fracture Compact bone Compound/ open fracture Condyle Cranium Crest Diaphysis Diarthrosis Epiphysis Ethmoid External acoustic/ auditory meatus Femur Fibula Flat bone Fontanelles Foramen Foramen magnum Frontal Gliding joint Gout Greenstick fracture Hinge joint Humerus Hyoid Ilium Irregular bone Ischium Ligament Long bone Lumbar vertebrae Mandible Mastoid Maxilla Metacarpal Metatarsal Nasal bone Occipital Olecrenon process Ossification Osteoarthritis Osteoblast Osteoclast Osteocyte Osteon Osteoporosis Parietal Patella Periosteum Phalanges Pivot joint Process Pubic Radius Reduction Rheumatoid arthritis Sacrum Saddle joint Scapula Sesamoid bone Short bone Simple/closed fracture Sinus Sphenoid Spiral fracture Spongy/ cancellous Sternum Stress fracture Styloid process Suture Symphysis pubis Synarthrosis Synovial joint Tarsal Temporal Tendon Thoracic vertebrae Tibia Trauma Trochanter Tuberosity Ulna Xiphoid Zygomatic Key Terminology Body System MUSCULAR SYSTEM Abductor Adductor Agonist/prime mover Antagonist ATP Atrophy Biceps Cardiac muscle Contraction Cramp Deltoid Extension Flexion Hypertrophy Kinetic Insertion Isometric Isotonic Maximus Minimus Muscle fiber Muscular dystrophy Myofibril Myofilament Myoglobin Origin Potential Pronate Quadriceps Relaxation Rigor mortis Rotate Skeletal muscle Smooth muscle Spasm Sphincter Sprain Strain Supinate Synergist Tetanus Trapezius Triceps Key Terminology Body System NERVOUS SYSTEM Afferent Alzheimer’s Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Aqueous humor Astigmatism Auditory Auricle/pinna Autonomic nervous system Axon Blood-brain barrier Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy/ Creutzfeldt Jakob/Mad Cow Disease Brain stem Cataracts Central nervous system Cerebellum Cerebral hemispheres Cerebral Palsy Cerebrospinal fluid Cerebrovascular Accident Cerebrum Choroid Ciliary body Cochlea Cone Conjunctiva Cornea Cortex Cranial Nerves Degenerative Dendrite Diencephalon Dopamine Efferent Encephalitis Enervate Epilepsy Equilibrium Eustacian/auditory tube External auditory canal Extrinsic muscles Fovea Ganglion Glaucoma Glioma Gray matter Gustation Gyrus Hydrocephalus Hyperopia Hypothalamus Incus Inner ear Iris Lacrimal Lens Limbic system Macular degeneration Malleus Medulla oblongata Meninges Mid-brain Middle ear Motor Multiple sclerosis Myelin Myopia Nerve cell body/soma NeuroNeuroglia Neurotransmitter Olfaction Optic Ossicle Paralysis Paresis Parasympathetic nervous system Parkinson’s Disease Peripheral nervous system Poliomyelitis Pons Presbyopia Rabies Receptor Reflex Reflex arc Retina Rod Schwann cell Sclera Semicircular canal Sensory Somatic nervous system Spinal Nerves Stapes Stem cells Subdural Hematoma Sulcus Sympathetic nervous system Synapse Thalamus Toxicology Tract Transient Ischemic Attack Traumatic Brain Injury Tympanic membrane Ventricles Vestibule Vitreous humor White matter Key Terminology Body System ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Acromegaly Addison’s disease Adrenal Gland Adrenalin/epinephrine Adrenocorticotropic hormone Aldosterone Anti-diuretic hormone Calcitonin Cortisol Cushing’s syndrome Diabetes insipidus Diabetes mellitus Effector Endocrine Estrogen Exocrine Follicle stimulating hormone Glycogen Gonad Grave’s disease Growth hormone Hormone Hyperparathyroidism Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism Insulin Lutenizing hormone Melancyte stimulating hormone Melatonin Oxytocin Pancreas Parathyroid gland Parathyroid hormone Pheromone Pineal gland Pituitary/ hypophysis Progesterone Prolactin Receptor Serotonin Steroid abuse Steroid hormones Testosterone Thymosin Thymus Thyroid stimulating hormone Thyroxine Key Terminology Body System CARDIOVASCULAR ABO blood types Aneurysm Angina pectoris Aorta Aortic valve Arrhythmia Arteriole Arteriosclerosis Artery Atherosclerosis Atrium Bicuspid/mitral Blood pressure Capillary Cardiovascular Circulatory Complete blood count Coronary artery disease Diastole Embolus Endocardium Epicardium/ pericardium Erythrocyte Fibrillation Hemoglobin Hemopoesis Hypertension Hypotension Inferior vena cava Leukocyte Murmur Myocardial infarction Myocardium Plasma Platelet/thrombocyte Pulmonary artery Pulmonary circulation Pulmonary valve Pulmonary vein Pulse Rh blood types Superior vena cava Systemic circulation Systole Thrombus Transfusion Tricuspid Varicose Vasoconstriction Vasodilation Vein Ventricle Venule Key Terminology Body System RESPIRATORY Alveolus Apnea Bronchiole Bronchitis Bronchus Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Diaphragm Dyspnea Emphysema Epiglottis Exhalation/expiration Glottis Heimlich maneuver Influenza Inhalation/inspiration Larynx Lobe Lung Lung cancer Nares Pharynx Pleura Pneumonia Pneumothorax Respiration Trachea Tuberculosis Ventilation Vital capacity Key Terminology Body system DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Alimentary canal Anus Appendix Ascending colon Bariatric Bile Bolus Chyme Constipation Deciduous teeth Descending colon Diarrhea Duodenum Dysphagia Esophagus Feces Gallbladder Gastroesophageal reflux disease Hepatic Hepatitis Hernia Ileocecal Ileum Jejunum Large intestine/colon Liver Palate Pancreas Parotid Peristalsis Pyloric sphincter Rectum Sigmoid colon Small intestine Sublingual Submandibular Transverse colon Ulcer Uvula Key Terminology Body System REPRODUCTIVE Amniotic sac and fluid Androgen Blastocyst Cervix Cesarean section Circumcision Clitoris Copulation Corpus cavernosum Corpus spongiosum Cryptorchidism Detumescence Ejaculation Endometrium Epididymis Erectile tissue Erection External genitalia Fallopian/uterine tube/ oviduct Fertilization/conception Fimbriae Glans Gonad Labia majora Labia minora Lactation Mammary gland Menarche Menopause Menses Myometrium Oocyte Ova Ovarian cycle Ovarian follicle Ovary Ovulation Pelvic inflammatory disease Penis Perineum Placenta Prepuce/foreskin Prostate gland Puberty Reproductive cancers Scrotum Semen Seminal vesicle Sexually transmitted diseases Testis Uterus/ womb Vagina Vas/ductus deferens Vulva Key Terminology Body System URINARY SYSTEM Anuria Calculi/ stones Concentration Cystitis Dehydration Dialysis Diuresis Diuretic Dysuria Glomerulus Glycosuria Hematuria Incontinence Kidney Micturition/ void Nephritis Nephron Oliguria Polyuria Renal failure Renal/nephrRetroperitoneal Ureter Urethra Urinary bladder Urinary tract infection