Med Term

3. inflammation of a gland
7. the direction toward or nearer the side of the body
8. the process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment
11. a physician who specializes in the care of older people
12. protects the brain
13. a benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue
14. situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure, the opposite of proximal
16. the study of the structures of the body
17. the direction toward or nearer the midline
19. divided into 4 equal parts
20. situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure, the opposite of distal

1. the study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues
2. an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly world wide
4. undifferentiated cells found amoung differentiated cells in a tissue or organ, harvested from the bone marrow for therapeutic uses
5. the study of the formation, structure and functions of cells
6. situated in the front, opposite of posterior
9. divides the body into unequal left and right portions
10. a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
15. protects the spinal cord
18. containing thousands of genes and found in the nucleus of each cell, DNA is packaged in a chromosome as two spiraling strands that twist together to form a double helix
20. situated in the back, opposite of anterior