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