Prefix
What prefixes mean away
Ab-
What root word means joint
What suffix means removal
-Ectomy
Main gland that affects most of the other glands in your body
Hypothalamus
Upper chamber of the heart
Atrium
What prefixes mean around
circum- and peri-
What root word means muscle
myo/o and muscular/o
What suffix means surgical fixation
-pexy
Types of gonads
ovaries and testicals
Lower chamber of the heart
Ventricle
What Prefixes mean out
e- , ec-, ex-
What root word means foreign
xen/o
What suffix means disease
-Pathy
Secrets hormones that help body control the level of sugar in in the blood
Pancreas
The main artery that distribute oxygenated blood throughout the body.
Aorta
en-, endo-, intra-
Sten/o
What suffix means rupture
-rrhexis
Make hormones for the fight-or-flight response to danger
Adrenal Glands
Oppressive chest pain caused by irregular blood flow to the heart
angina pectoris
What prefixes mean all
pan-
What root word means formation
Plas/o
What suffix means puncture
-centesis
Keep calcium and sodium in balance
Thyroid Gland
Beginning of heart contractions
Systole