Chapter 1 Flashcards
What word means the study of blood?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
- hematology
- hemat / o / logy
- hemat: blood
- o: combining vowel
- logy: process of study
Define these important elements:
- Root
- Suffix
- Prefix
- Combining vowel
- Combining form
root:
- foundation of the word
suffix:
- word ending
prefix:
- small part attached to the beginning of a term
combining vowel:
- vowel that links the root to the suffic or root to another root
combining form:
- root + combining vowel
What records the electro activity of the heart?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
eletrocardiogram
electr / o / cardi / o / gram
- electr: electricity
- cardi: heart
- gram: record
What word is the study of the digestive system (stomach and intestines)?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
gastroenterology
gastr / o / enter / o/ logy
- gastr: stomach
- enter: intestine
- logy: the process of study
- gastro
- entero
What word is the excision of the stomach?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
gastrectomy
gastr / ectomy
- gastr: stomach
- ectomy: excision
What word pertains to originating in the heart?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
cardiogenic
cardi / o / genic
- cardi: heart
- genic: originating
- cardio
What word pertains to the examination of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
gastroduodenoscopy
gastr / o / duoden / o / scopy
- gastr: stomach
- duoden: first part of small intestine
- scopy: the process of examination
- gastro
- duodeno
What word pertains the to inflammation within the stomach?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
gastritis
gastr / itis
- gastr: stomach
- itis: inflammation
What word is pertaining to the region below the stomach?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
hypogastric
hypo / gastr / ic
- hypo: below
- gastr: stomach
- ic: pertaining to
- hypo
What word is pertaining to the region above the stomach?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
epigastric
epi / gastr / ic
- epi: above
- gastr: stomach
- ic: pertaining to
- none
What word is the inglammationof a gland?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
Aden / itis
- Aden: gland
- itis: inflammation
- none
What word is the examination of the joint?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
arthr / o / scopy
- arthr: joint
- scopy: the process of examination
- arthro
What word is the process to view living things?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
Bi / o / psy
- bi: life
- psy: the process of viewing or examining
- bio
What word is the study of life?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
bi / o / logy
- bi: life
- logy: the process of study
- bio
What word is cancerous tumor?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
carcin / oma
- carcin: tumor
- oma: cancerous
- none
What word is the study of the heart?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
cardi / o / logy
- cardi: heart
- logy: the process of study
- cardio
What word is pertaining to the head?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
cephal / ic
- cephal: head
- ic: pertaining to
- none
What word is pertaining to the cerebrum?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
cerebr al
- cerebr: cerebrum
- al: pertaining to
- none
What word is cutting into?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
in / cision
- in: in/withing
- cision: the process of cutting
- none
What word is the process of cutting out a portion?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
ex / cision
- ex: out
- cision: the process of cutting
- none
What are glands that secrete within?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
end/ o / crine glands
- end: within
- crine: secrete
- endo
What word is the visual exam of the urinary bladder?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
cyst / o / scopy
- cyst: urinary bladder
- scopy: the process of visualizing/examining
- cysto
What word is the study of cells?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
cyt / o / logy
- cyt: cells
- logy: the process of study
- cyto
What word is the Inflammation of the skin?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
dermat / itis
- dermat: skin
- itis: inflammation
- none
What word is pertaining to below the skin?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
hypo / derm / ic
- hypo: below
- derm: skin
- ic: pertaining to
- none
What word is the record of electricity activity to the brain?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
electr / o / encephal / o / gram
- electr: electricity
- encephal: brain
- gram: record
What word is the Inflammation of the small intestine?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
enter / itis
- enter: small intestine
- itis: inflammation
- none
What word is red blood cells?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
erythr / o / cyte
- erythr: red
- cyte: cell
- erythro
What word is the incision of the stomach?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
gastr/ ectomy
- gastr: stomach
- ectomy: incision
- none
What word is excessive or high blood sugar?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
hyper / glyc / emia
- hyper: above/high/excessive
- glyc: sugar
- emia: substance in blood/abnormal blood condition
- none
what word is complete knowledge?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
diagn / osis
- diagn: discern/identify
- osis: disease/condition
- none
What word is before knowledge?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
pro / gnosis
- pro: before
- gnosis: knowlege
- none
What word is the study of a woman?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- what are the combining forms?
- Pernouce it
gynec / o / logy
- gynec: woman
- logy: the process of study
- gyneco
What word is the study of blood?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
hemat / o / logy
- hemat: blood
- logy: the process of study
What word is the mass or collection of blood?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
hemat / oma
- hemat: blood
- oma: tumor/cancer
What word is the protein of the blood?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
hem / o / globin
- hem: blood
- globin: protein
What word is the Inflammation of the liver?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
hepat / itis
- hepat: liver
- itis: inflammation
What word is pertaining to treatment?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
iatr / o / gen / ic
- iatr: treatment
- gen: origin
- ic: pertaining to
What word is white blood cell?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
leuk / o / cyte
- leuk: white
- cyte: cell
What word is the Inflammation of the kidney?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
nephr / itis
- nephr: kidney
- itis: inflammation
What word is the study of the kidney?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
nephr / o / logy
- nephr: kidney
- logy: the process of study
What word is the study of the nerve?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
neur / o / logy
- neur: nerve
- logy: the process of study
What word is the study of tumor?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
onc / o / logy
- onc: tumor
- logy: the process of study
What word is one who specilizes in the study of tumors?
onc / o / log / ist
- onc: tumor
- log: the process of study
- ist: specialist
What word is an instrument used to examine the eye?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
ophthalm / o / scope
- ophthalm: eye
- scope: instrument of examination
What word is the inflammation of the bone?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
oste / itis
- oste: bone
- itis: inflammation
What word is the inflammation of the bone and joint?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
oste / o / arthr / itis
- oste: bone
- arthr: joint
- itis: inflammation
What word is the study of diseases?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
path/ o / logy
- path: disease
- logy: the process of study
What word is pertaining to the treatment of children?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
Ped / iatr / ic
- Ped: child
- iatr: treatment
- ic: pertaining to
What word is the study of the mind?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
psych / o / logy
- psych: mind
- logy: the process of study
What word is one who specilizes in the treatment of the mind?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
psych / iatr / ist
- psych: mind
- iatr: treatment
- ist: specialist
What word is the study of x-rays?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
radi / o / logy
- radi: x-ray
- logy: the process of study
What word is pertaining to the kidneys?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
ren/ al
- ren: kidney
- al: pertaining to
What word is the inflammation of the nose?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
rhin / itis
- rhin: nose
- itis: inflammation
What word if the tumor of the flesh?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
sarc / oma
- sarc: flesh
- oma: tumer/cancer
What word is a clotting cell?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
thromb / o / cyte
- thromb: clotting
- cyte: cell
What word is the study of the urinary tract?
- Separate the word into prefix, root, and sufix
- what do they mean?
- Pernouce it
ur / o / logy
- ur: urinary tract
- logy: the process of study
Define the suffix:
-ac
-al
-ic
-ical
-algia
-cyte
-ectomy
-ac, -al, -ic, -ical: pertaining to
-algia: pain
-cyte: cell
-ectomy: excision/removal
Define the suffix:
-ectomy
-scopy
-itis
-opsy
-ectomy: excision/removal
-scopy: the process of examination
-itis: inflammation
-opsy: the process of examining or viewing
Define the suffix:
-emia
-genic
-gram
-emia: blood condition
-genic: produced by or in
-gram: record
Define the suffix:
-ist
-logy
-oma
-ist: specialist
-logy: the process of study
-oma: tumor/mass/swelling
Define the suffix:
-osis
-pathy
-scope
-osis: abnormal condition
-pathy: disease condition
-scope: instrument used for visual examination
Define the suffix:
-sis
-tomy
-y
-sis: state of/condition
-tomy: process of cutting/incision
-y: process/condition
Define the prefix:
a-, an-
aut-, auto
dia
end-, endo-
epi-
ex-, exo-
a-, an-: no/not/without
aut-, auto: self/own
dia: complete/through
end-, endo-: within
epi-: above/upon
ex-, exo-: out/outside of/outward
define the prefix:
hyper-
hypo-
in-
peri-
pro-
hyper-: excessive/above
hypo-: deficient/ below/under
in-: into/in
peri-: surrounding/ around
pro-: before/forward
define the prefix:
retro-
sub-
trans-
retro-: behind
sub-: below/under
trans-: across/through
What space is located outside, up, and between the lungs
mediastinum cavity
What major organs pertain to the mediastinum cavity?
- heart, aorta, trachea, thymus gland, esophagus, broncial tubes, lymph nodes
vertebral regions:
How many vertebrea?
C1.
T2.
L3.
4.
5.
- cervical region (7, neck)
- theracic (12, joined at rib)
- lumbar, loin, plank (5)
- sacrum (5, fused one bone)
- coccyx (4 fused)
Vertebral Regions:
What is C7?
T4?
T11?
L2?
- the 7th cervical vertebrea
- the 4th theracic vertebrea
- the 11th theracic vertebrea
- the 2nd lumbar vertebrea
Planes of body:
What does PA stand for?
posterior/anterior
