Lets Talk Gibberish
This prefix means fast or rapid.
What is tachy-? (also means bad choice in clothes)
This is commonly referred to as the windpipe.
What is the trachea
this refers to the vessels carrying blood away from the heart.
What is Arteries?
This is the largest bone in your body.
What is the femur?
This is the muscle that is under control of the brain and nervous system.
What is skeletal or voluntary muscle?
This Suffix refers to inflammation.
what is -itis?
This is the dome shaped muscle that is essential to breathe.
What is the diaphragm
The vessels that carry blood to the heart.
What are the veins?
This is the place where one bone connects to another.
What is a joint
This muscle performs functions in the body through rhythmic, wavelike movements.
what is smooth or involuntary muscle?
This suffix refers to a disease
What is -pathy?
These are the thousand of tiny air sacks in your lungs
What are alveoli
Oxygen rich blood enters the heart here.
What is the left Atrium?
This is the largest bone in the upper extremities.
What is the Humerus?
The cells of a muscle are called ___.
What is fibers
This root refers to the kidneys.
What is Nephr/ren?
This is the distal portion of the trachea that branches off into two main tubes.
What is bronchi
This carries oxygen-depleted blood back to the right atrium.
What is the venae cavae?
these make up your fingers and toes.
What are phalanges?
This type of muscle is only found in the heart.
What is cardiac muscle
This prefix means without, lack of
What is a-
This is a thin layer of fluid lining the alveoli that contains fat and protein molecules.
What is surfactant
This is the valve between the right atrium and right ventricle.
What is the tricuspid valve?
This type of joint permits the widest range of motion.
What is the ball and socket joint
This property can generate an impulse on its own, even when disconnected from the central nervous system
What is automaticity