Assumed position by all medical staff in which the body is standing erect, eyes forward, arms by the side, legs parallel, palms forward (standard position)

An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two parts

Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections

The front of the body towards the belly side

The back of the body towards the spinal cord side

Laying face down

Laying horixzontal facing up

Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections

toward the middle or midline of the body

toward side or away from midline

Indicates both sides

A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections

Upper half of the body, towards the head

Set of symptoms and signs associated with, and characteristic of, one particular disease

When a symptom can be seen or detected by others, measurable

expressed or felt by the patient not measurable seen by others

Disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with an infected person, animal, or insect

Any change in the normal structure or function of the body

Cause or origin of a disease

Sudden in nature and severe in intensity

Study of the glands within the body that secrete hormones

Study of the urine and the urinary system

Study of the nerves

Study of the lungs

Study of the heart

Study of the skin

Study of the stomach and intestines

What tissues combine to form

What cells are forming when they combine

fundamental unit of life

Continued for 3 months or more, longterm

Study of the functions of those structures

Study of the structures of the human body

internal organs

Structures below the surface and inside the body

Structures on the surface of the body

closest to the point of attachment to the body

away from the point of attachment to the body

The lower half of the body

The predicted outcome of a disease

The nature and cause of the disease or condition

Study of the blood

A continuation of the cranial cavity as it travels down the midline of the back

houses the brain

One continuous cavity with no dividing structure, contains digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs

Within the chest contains the lungs and the mediastinum, also known as the chest cavity

Hollow space with the body

Using a stethoscope to listen to the sounds of the heart, lungs, or intestines

Using the fingers to feel masses or enlarged organs or to detect tenderness or pain

Disease that causes microorganisms such as bacterium, virus, fungus, etc...

A temporary improvement in the symptoms and signs of a disease without the underlying disease being cured

Study of the ears, nose, throat, and larynx

any condition transmitted from one person to another

illness acquired in a hospital or clinical setting

gland

fat

front

lower part of body

head

surgical removal

above

below

above

abnormal softening

study of

disease, suffering, emotion

formation

surgical repair

dorsal

abnormal hardening

control

abnormal narrowing

spread through contact with contaminated respiratory droplets

arms

legs

study of cells

a type of condition known as a birth defect

offspring inherits genetic characteristics when this is inherited from either parent

genetic variation associated with characteristic facial appearance, learning disabilities, and physical abnormalities such as heart valve disease

ongoing presence of a disease within a population

contains thyroid, thymus, and adrenal glands among others

sudden outbreak of a disease

tissues that form glands and a protective covering for all body surfaces

study of the causes of diseases

study of tissues

located in the pleural cavity

has the specialized ability to contract and relax

designed to conduct electrical impulses

outbreak of a disease over a large area

lying face down

lying face up

area of abdomen around the belly button

contains body organs that sustain homeostatis

relating to the internal organs