Chapter 2

Chapter Two

ANSWERS TO TERMINOLOGY SECTION

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Answers to Terminology Section

Terminology
abdominal adipose anterior anabolism cervical chondroma chondrosarcoma chromosomes coccygeal craniotomy cytoplasm distal dorsal histology iliac inguinal karyotype lateral lumbosacral medial nucleic pelvic posterior proximal sacral sarcoma spinal epithelial cell thoracic thoracotomy tracheal umbilical ventral vertebral visceral anabolic catabolism epigastric hypochondriac region intervertebral metabolism

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Meaning
Pertaining to the abdomen. Pertaining to fat. Pertaining to the front. Process of casting up (building-up or synthesizing process in a cell). Pertaining to the neck. Tumor of cartilage. Flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage (tissue). All sarcomas are malignant (cancerous) tumors. Color bodies; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of cell. Pertaining to the tailbone. Incision of the skull. Contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the nucleus and cell membrane). Pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure). Pertaining to the back. Study of tissues. Pertaining to the ilium. Pertaining to the groin. Picture (classification) of the nucleus (and its chromosomes). Pertaining to the side. Pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions. Pertaining to the middle. Pertaining to the nucleus. Pertaining to the pelvis (bones in the region of the hip). Pertaining to the back, behind. Pertaining to near the beginning of a structure. Pertaining to the sacrum (lower back). Tumor (malignant) of flesh tissue . Pertaining to the spine, backbone. Cell covering the surface of the skin and inner lining of body cavities and tubes. Pertaining to the chest. Incision of the chest. Pertaining to the windpipe. Pertaining to the navel. Pertaining to the belly side of the body. Pertaining to vertebrae. Pertaining to internal organs. Pertaining to casting up; building up substances (proteins) in the cell. Process of casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release energy. Pertaining to above the stomach. Pertaining to under the rib cartilages (area of the abdomen). Pertaining to between the vertebrae. State of building up (anabolism) and breaking down (catabolism); processes in a cell.

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