Combining Forms
What is the combining form for "heart"?
What is cardi/ocardi/o?
What is histology?
What is the study of tissues
Which system includes the skin, hair, and nails
What is the integumentary system
What is the anatomical position
What is standing erect with arms at the sides and palms facing forward
What is the route of administration for medications given by mouth
What is oral administration
Define the combining form "nephr/o
What is "kidney"
Name the three types of muscle tissue
What are skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle
What organ is primarily responsible for pumping blood
What is the heart
What does "superior" mean in anatomical terms
What is closer to the head
What is the advantage of sublingual medication
What is faster absorption than oral
What does the combining form "derm/o" refer to?
What is "skin"
What type of tissue forms the lining of internal organs
What is epithelial tissue
Which organ system is responsible for gas exchange
What is the respiratory system
Define "proximal"
What is nearer to the point of attachment to the body
What does the parenteral route require
What is puncturing the skin with a needle
Identify the combining form for "muscle"
What is muscul/o
What are the four types of tissues in the body
What are muscle, epithelial, connective, and nervous tissues
List the major organs found in the gastrointestinal system
What are the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and colon
What are the three body planes
What are sagittal, frontal, and transverse
What are the two main types of cavities in the body
What are dorsal and ventral cavities
What is the combining form for "blood"
What is hemat/o
What is the fundamental unit of life
What is a cell
What system is responsible for regulating metabolic activity
What is the endocrine system
What is the term for lying face down
What is the prone position
What is the purpose of topical medications
What is to treat skin infections