1. Chapter 1 The Human Body: An Orientation

2. 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

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

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

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

6. Regions Umbilical Region – Centermost region – Surrounding the navel

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

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

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

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

11. Quadrants Right Upper Quadrant – RUQ

12. Quadrants Right Lower Quadrant – RLQ

13. Quadrants Left Upper Quadrant – LUQ

14. Quadrants Left Lower Quadrant – LLQ

15. Medical Terminology Adip/o; lip/o – Fat

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

17. Medical Terminology Cardi/o:; Coron/o – Heart

18. Medical Terminology Cyt/o, -cyte: – Cell

19. Medical Terminology -ectomy: – Surgical removal

20. Medical Terminology En-, endo-: inside, within

21. Medical Terminology Epi-: above, over, upon

22. Medical Terminology Exo-: outside, outward

23. Medical Terminology Gloss/o: tongue

24. Medical Terminology Hepat/o: – Liver

25. Medical Terminology Hetero: – Different, other

26. Medical Terminology Hist/o: – Tissue

27. Medical Terminology Homo: – Same, similar

28. Medical Terminology Hem/o; hemat/o: blood

29. Medical Terminology Hyper-: above, excessive, beyond

30. Medical Terminology Hypo: under, deficient, below

31. Medical Terminology -ician; -ist; -logist: specialist

32. Medical Terminology -logy – Study of

33. Medical Terminology My/o; myos/o: muscle

34. Medical Terminology Nas/o; rhin/o: nose

35. Medical Terminology Nephr/o; ren/o: – Kidney

36. Medical Terminology Onc/o: tumor, mass

37. Medical Terminology Oste/o – bone

38. Medical Terminology Ped/o; pod/o: foot

39. Medical Terminology Peri-: – Around/surrounding

40. Medical Terminology Pneum/o; pneumon/o; pulmon/o: Lungs

41. Medical Terminology -poiesis: formation of

42. Medical Terminology Viscer/o – Internal organs