Organ System Overview
This system contains the brain and spinal cord.
A-
What is not/without?
-oma
What is a tumor?
Post-
What is after?
-ia
What is abnormal condition?
This system's primary functions are to ingest, break down, and absorb nutrients from food.
What is the digestive system?
Pre-
What is before?
-al
What is pertaining to?
Mon-
What is one?
-ectomy
What is excision/removal?
This system contains the lungs.
What is the respiratory system?
Tri-
-scopy
What is visual examination/process of viewing?
Epi-
What is above?
-pathy
What is disease?
This system contains the kidneys.
What is the urinary system?
Micro-
What is small?
-cyte
What is cell?
Hypo-
What is under/below?
-otomy
What is incision into?
This system contains glands and produces hormones.
What is the endocrine system?
Neo-
What is new?
-oid
What is resembling?
Dys-
What is painful, abnormal, labored, difficult?
-malacia
What is softening?