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Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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Elements of medical terminology

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Prefix
Suffix
Root
Combining forms

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2
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What do we call the exchange of gases between air and blood?

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Respiratory

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3
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What’s the condition when muscle tissue is “wasting away”?

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Muscle Atrophy

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4
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Name the 10 different types of glands

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  1. Pituitary
  2. Pineal
  3. Parathyroid
  4. Adrenal
  5. Testes
  6. Hypothalamus
  7. Thyroid
  8. Thymus
  9. Pancreas
  10. Ovaries
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5
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What’s the term for:
1. High Blood Pressure
2. Low Blood Pressure

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  1. Hypertension
  2. Hypotension
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Name the 3 walls of the heart and locations

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  1. Endocardium (inside)
  2. Myocardium (muscle)
  3. Epicardium (on top)
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7
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What’s the term for
“Germ Cells”?

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Blast/o or Zygote-morula-blastocyst

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8
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What is paralysis?

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Loss of Voluntary Movement

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9
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What is it called when you have paralysis of all extremities?

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Quadriplegia or Tetraplegia

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10
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What is it called when you have paralysis in just the lower extremities?

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Paraplegia

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11
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Inferior (Caudal)

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Below midline

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Superior (Cephalic)

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Above midline

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13
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What’s the term used for pertaining to tears?

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Lacrimal or Lacrimalic

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14
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What’s the term used for to mean “scanty” or “too little”?

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Olgio

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15
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Development of Sperm

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Developed in the testicles within a system of tiny tubes called “seminiferous tubules”

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16
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What’s the term for “pink eye”?

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Conjunctivitis

17
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What does “GI Tract” mean?

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Gastrointestinal tract

18
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What are the chemical messengers of our body?

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Hormones

19
Q

Primary Male Organs

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  1. Penis
  2. Scrotum
  3. Epididymis
  4. Testes
20
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Primary Female Organs

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  1. Vagina
  2. Uterus
  3. Fallopian Tubes
  4. Ovaries
21
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What are membranes around the brain?

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Meninges

22
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Name the 5 types of body cavities

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  1. Cranial
  2. Spinal
  3. Thoracic
  4. Diaphragm
  5. Abdominal Pelvic
23
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What does “sigmoid” mean?

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S-shape section of the colon that connects to the rectum

24
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Definition of “asymptomatic”

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Producing or showing no symptoms

25
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What system is responsible for movement?

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Locomotor (musculoskeletal system)

26
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What is a “contusion”?

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Bruise (injured tissue or skin, which blood capillaries have been ruptured)

27
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What does “gestational period” mean?

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Pregnancy

28
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What’s the term for testosterone deficiency?

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Hypogonadism

29
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What’s an “autograph”?

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Skin used from yourself for a skin-graft surgery

30
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What’s the term for rapid heart rate?

A

Tachycardia

31
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What’s the term for slow heart rate?

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Bradycardia

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