Digestive & Urinary system
the first part of the small intestine
what is Duodenum
This is a division of the skeletal system that includes the skull, spinal column & thorax
What is the Axial Skeleton
This is the flow of blood in the cardiovascular system
What is right atrium to right ventricle to lungs to left atrium to left ventricle to Body?
This term describes the study of blood
This is the fundamental unit of each medical word, that establishes the basic meaning of the word
What is a "Root" word?
This is a radiography series using contrast media to examine the upper part of the digestive tract - UGI
What is Upper Gastrointestinal Series
This is known as a freely movable joint movement (also called synovial joint)
What is Diarthrosis
This is known as the process of taking radiographs of blood vessels using contrast media
What is Angiography?
This is known as the process of blood clotting
What is Coagulation?
This is when a medical term/word contains more than one root word
What is a Compound word?
This is a radiography exam using fluoro to examine the digestive tract - ERCP
What is Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
This is known as the formation of bone tissue
What is Ossification
This is known as inflammation of the veins
What is Phlebitis?
The suffix "penia" in the term Leukopenia means
What is deficiency?
Forming plurals: when words ending in "-a" carry plural ending in what?
What is "-ae"?
It is the inflammation of the kidney primarily involving the glomeruli
What is glomerulonephritis
This is known as the primary ossification center of a long bone
What is Diaphysis
The prefix in "Bradycardia" means
What is slow heart rate?
In medical terminology, "hemostasis" refers to
What is the "stopping of blood flow?"
The term "gastrointestinal" is a(n)
What is a "compound word?"
This is known as painful or difficult urination
What is Dysuria
This plane divides the body into left & right side, equally
What is Midsagittal plane?
This is the accumulation of fatty deposits within an artery
What is Atherosclerosis?
The suffix "-poiesis" (i.e. as in erythropoiesis) means
What is formation or production of?
The plural form for "diagnosis" is
What is "diagnoses"?