Muscles
What structure attaches muscle to bone?
Tendon
What part of blood helps us fight infection
White blood cells
This word part of a medical term is the meaning of the word.
Word root
Name the 3 layers of skin
Epidermis
Dermis
hypodermis = subcutaneous layer
Commonly known as a 'bruise', what is the correct medical term for when trauma occurs resulting in injury to an area with the rupturing of blood vessels but without a break in the skin?
Contusion
What do we call the muscle that opposes the action of the agonist?
Antagonist
What is the part of the blood called that helps us form a scab over a cut in the skin?
Platelets
In the word Osteoarthritis what part tells us what is wrong with the bone.
The suffix -itis
What term is used to describe 'the development of excessive dark, course hair on a woman's face, chest, or back'?
Hirsutism
What is the name of a burn where just the epidermis is affected
First degree/superficial burn
Muscular atrophy due to a lack of physical exercise is called what?
Disuse atrophy
What part of blood carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
Red blood cells
This word part describes characteristics such as location, direction, number, quantity, amount, size, or color.
The prefix.
A patient suffering from alopecia is experiencing what?
Hair loss
What is the name for a burn resulting in complete destruction of the epidermis and the majority of the dermis?
Third degree/partial thickness burn
When you're falling asleep and one of your arms jerks is an example of which one of the following?
Myoclonus
This group of blood vessels has both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood?
Capillaries.
The word part that forms the middle of the word when a prefix is present.
If there is no prefix, then it will form the first part of the word.
The Word Root = Subject of the word
What is the term for the discoloration of the skin due to a loss of pigment
Vitiligo
What is the name of the birthmark where there is a flat patch of skin, ranging in color from light tan to dark brown.
Café au lait spots
Someone affected with a condition where all four of their limbs are completely paralyzed, is called a:
Quadriplegic
What blood vessels carry blood away from the heart
Arteries
The part of a word that indicate a disease, disorder, condition, procedure, process, specialty, test, or status.
Suffix
What is the most common skin disorder in the U.S and it can be a source of anxiety for every teenager?
Acne (Acne vulgaris)
What help you determine if a person has a first-degree or second-degree burn
A blister indicates a second-degree burn