Medical Terminology 101
What is the Medical Terminology word for 'the study of'?
-ology
one thousandth
milli
These two systems work together to enable us to move
What are the muscular and skeletal systems?
The system that breaks down food for cells to use.....
Digestive System
Identify the prefixes in the word " misunderstand"
mis-
The study of the structures of the body
Anatomy
one thousand
kilo
The study of the functions of the structures of the body
What is physiology?
Organ system that gives your body structure and allows for movement
Skeletal System
Identify the prefixes in the word " disinfectant"
dis-, in-
Pushes food from the mouth to the stomach
What is the esophagus?
This basic unit is named for the word root 'to measure length'.
Meter
digestion begins here
Mouth
Organ system that transports oxygen and food around your body
What is the Circulatory System/ cardiovascular?
Identify the suffixes in the word "carelessness"
less, ness
The reason science uses its own system of language.
It's useful for communication.
Largest unit of the following
milli- deci- centi - hectokilo -
Kilo
A group of like tissues is called an...
Organ
The main organ of the nervous system.
Brain
Identify all the prefixes and suffixes in the word "inflexible"
in, ible
macro- means...
something that is large or big
The reason science uses the metric system.
It's useful for science.
One of the three categories of muscle tissue
What are Smooth, Skeletal, Cardiac?
Organ system that captures oxygen from the atmosphere...
What is the Respiratory system?
Identify the root word in the word "disappear"
appear