Spelling and grammar rules
If the suffix starts with a vowel then
no combining vowel is needed
Ocular pertains to
Plasma membrane function?
allows substances to enter
Superior means..?
Toward the head
Acidic PH
Less than 7
To turn it plural if it ends with an -ax then you
Drop -x and add -ces
What is the brachial?
What are the 4 stages of mitosis in order?
Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Posterior
back
Etiology means
the cause of the disease
If the combining form ends with the same vowel as the suffix you...?
drop one vowel
What is the Olecranal?
Elbow
Lysosomes function
digest nutrients
Distal
Away from origin point
Malignant Tumor Characteristics (name 2)
Anaplastic
Poorly Differentiated
Infiltrates and Metastasizes
Slow or rapid or very rapid spread
Usually fatal
Takes over regular tissue
If it ends with -ex or -ix then you
Drop those and add -ices
What is the coxal?
The hip
Nucleolus function
Organelle inside nucleus; creates ribosomes
Ipsilateral
Same side
Autoimmunity is when
the body attacks itself
If you have 2+ combining forms then they need to be in
sequence order
Three types of muscle tissues
Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth (lines blood vessels, peristalsis and vasoconstriction)
Microvilli function
creates more surface area on the cell which allows for more absorption
Dextrad
Toward the right
Of the TNM stages of a Tumor what does M1 mean?
Metastases has occured