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The thick, lubricating fluid located in synovial joints are
synovial membrane
The suffix -luxation means
dislocation or displacement
True or False, the masseter is a chewing mucle
True
The connective tissue that binds bone to bone
ligament
A joint that allows movements in many direction around a central point is
ball and socket
The involuntary muscle tissue that is found only in the heart
cardiac
The surgical repair of a joint
athroplasty
An abnormal enlargement of of the joint at the base of great toe
bunion
The space between two connecting bones is known as
joint cavity
The root word ankyl/o
stiff
The suffix -clasis is
break or fracture
Muscle tissue that is under conscious control is
voluntary skeleton
The root troph/o means
development
The root word ather/o
fatty yellow plaque
The epicardium does what for the heart
protects and nourishes
The ventricles are what chambers
the lower pumping chambers
Pulmonary circulation pumps on what side of the heart
right
Arterioles connects arteries to
capillaries
Venules connects capillaries to
veins
Narrowing of a vein
phlebostenosis
a graphic record of the electrical actions of the heart
electro cardiogram
What are the small flaps are called
cusp
True or False,..... the heart lies within the mediastinum
True
e middle muscular layer of the heart
myocardium
Enlarged, superficial, twisted veins are
varicose veins
A disease of the heart muscle primarily affecting the pumping ability
cardiomyopathy
Heart attack is also known as
myocardial infarction
The double walled membrane that encloses the heart is the
pericardium
Dilation of a blood vessel with a balloon catheter is called
angiopathy
The root word thromb/o means
clot
the connective tissue binding muscles to bones is callled
tendon
The most common form of arthritis is
osteoarthrits
the first 7 pairs of ribs, that articulate with the sternum, is known as
true
a condition/disease in which the bones become abnormally soft due to a deficiency of calcium and phosphorus in the blood is known as
osteomalacia
A cystic tumor developing on a tendon that sometimes occurs on the back of the wrist
ganglion
The spaces between the ribs are called
intercostal spaces
The process of bone formation is called
ossification
Each end of a long bone is called
epiphysis
True or False ... the maxiila is the lower jaw bone
False
the breastbone is called
sternum
The shoulder blade is called
scapula
What is the root word for front?
ventr/o
What is the root word for side
later/o
What is the root word for tissue
hist/o
Skeletal muscle attaches to
bone
What cell organelle produces energy for the body?
mitochondria
What cell part is made up mostly of salt and water
cytoplam
The study of cells are called
cytology
the pharynx is part of 2 systems
respiratory and digestive
Muscle cells form
muscle tissue
what tissue transmit impulses that activate and control body functions?
nervous
What is the plane that divides the body into equal left and right portions?
midsagital
What tissue supports and binds other body tissues?
connective
What cell organelle house lipid and hormones?
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Which cavity contains the live, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, stomach intestines and kidneys?
abdominal
Which cavity contains the brain?
cranial
A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each with the same number and type of chromosomes is called
mitosis
What are cells that group together to perform a specific function?
tissue
What is the opposite of medial?
lateral
what is the plane that divides the body in upper and lower portions?
transverse
What is the opposite of proximal?
distal
How many body regions are there?
9
Which body cavity houses the heart and lungs
thoracic
What are tissues organized together to perform a specific function known as
organs
What tissue covers external and internal organs
epithelial
The lower back is also called
lumbar region
Two root words for uterus
hyster/o, metr/o
two root words for kidney
nephr/o, ren/o
The suffix that means surgical reconstruction or repair
-plasty
The suffix that means written record
gram
The prefix -infra means
below
The suffix for crushing is
-tripsy
the suffix -ical means
pertaining to
The suffix -phasia
speech
The suffix -ptosis means
prolapse, sagging, drooping and falling
The suffix for the creation of a new opening
-stomy
The suffix -plegia means
paralysis
The suffix -tomy means
incision into
The suffix -pexy means
the surgical reattachment
The suffix -genic
to produce
The suffix -lysis
breaking down, destruction
The suffix -cide means
to kill or destroy
The suffix that means expansion
-ectasis
The suffix -cele
hernia, tumor
The suffix -clasis
break, fracture
The prefix sym-
joined together
The prefix ultra-
excess, beyond
The prefix dis-
free of, to undo
The prefix dia-
through, across
The prefix for down, from
de-
The prefix contra-
against
The root word for arm
brachi/o
The prefix for both
bi-
The prefix pan- means
all
The prefix ante- means
before
A combining vowel aids in
pronunciation
A root word usually indicates
body part involved
A combining vowel connects
A root word to other root words or root word to suffix
Where do most if today's medical terminology come from
Latin and Greek
The root word contains
the basic meaning of the word
A prefix usually indicates
time, status, placement, position and number
The word given to a root word followed by a combining vowel
combining form
A suffix usually indicates
disorder, disease, condition and procedure
The word part that goes in front of a medical term
prefix
The root word for diaphragm
phren/o
The root word inguin/o means
groin
The root word articul/o means
joint
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