Module 3 Medical Terminology Flashcards
Ect/o-
outside/out
Mes/o-
Middle or midline
Endo-
Within
Derm/o-
Skin or layer
Embry/o
Embryo, to be full
Appendic/o
Appendix, appendage
Oste/o
Bone
Crani/o
Brain/head
Cephal/o
Head
Scelr/o
Hard/sclera
Neur/o
Nerve
Membran/o
Membrane
Thin layer of tissue
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Viscer/o
Internal organs
Crani/o
Cranium/skull
Somat/o
Body
My/o
Muscle
Intra-
Endo-
Within
A-
An-
Without/absense of
Epi-
On/upon/over
Inter-
Between
Syn-
Together/fusion
Hypo-
Below/under
-fication
Process of making, process of becoming
-ite
Component/segment
-ous
PERTAINING TO
-derm
Skin or layer
-tome
Instrument used to cut
-ar/-ary
Pertaining to
-ostosis
Formation or bone growth
-ad
Toward
Scelortome
Scelr/o- hard or sclera
The part of a osmotic that develops into vertebrae and ribs
Myotome
My/o = muscle
-tome = to cut
The part of a somite that gives rise to skeletal muscle
Epimere
Epi- on, upon, over
-mere = part or segment
The dorsal portion of myotomes that forms epaxial muscles (muscles along the spine)
Hypomere
Hypo- = below/under
Mere- = part or segment
The ventral portion of myotomes that forms a hypoaxial muscles (muscles in the body wall)
Myblasts
My/o = muscle
-blast = immature cell or precursor cell
Precursor cells that fuse to form multinucleate muscle fibers during muscle development
Intercalated discs
Specialized connections between cardiac muscle cells that facilitate synchronized contraction
Neural crest cells (NCC)
cells that contribute to various structures including parts of the skull and peripheral nervous system
