Medical Terms
The study of the structure of the body.
What is anatomy?
This plane divides the body into right and left portions.
What is the sagittal plane?
The suffix meaning "inflammation."
What is -itis ?
This system is responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.
What is the cardiovascular system?
The basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
What is a cell?
The term for how your body systems regulate and maintain themselves.
What is Homeostasis?
A cut made along the transverse plane would divide the body into these two parts.
What are superior and inferior?
The root word meaning "stomach."
What is gastr/o?
A complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases
What is the immune system?
A group of similar cells that perform a specific function.
What is a tissue?
A genetic disorder that is present at birth that affects both the respiratory and digestive systems.
What is cystic fibrosis?
The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
What is the frontal plane?
The prefix meaning "below" or "under."
What is What is hypo- ?
This system breaks down food into usable nutrients.
What is the digestive system?
Two or more different tissues working together to perform a complex function.
What is an organ?
The surgical removal of a gland.
What is adenectomy?
A sagittal plane that runs directly down the midline of the body.
What is the midsagittal plane?
The prefix meaning "fast" or "rapid."
What is tachy-?
The system responsible for the elimination of waste products from the blood.
What is the urinary system?
The largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
The prediction of the likely course and outcome of a disease.
What is prognosis?
Term used to describe a structure that is closer to the surface of the body.
What is superficial?
Combining form meaning "joint."
What is arthr/o?
This system provides support and protection for the body and its organs.
What is the skeletal system?
The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal organs.
What is the peritoneum?