Building A Word
A group of letters added to the beginning of a medical term
What is a Prefix
Towards the head
What is Cranial
A connection between bones
What are Joints
Kinesiology is the study of
What is the study of movement
Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
What is Cardiovascular
A group of letters added to the end of a medical term
What is a suffix
Toward the tip of the nose
What is Rostral
Femur, Tibia and Humerus are examples of what kind of bone
What are long bones
Organs that contract to produce movement
What are muscles
Blood Vessels that carry blood away from the heart
What are Arteries
Brady is to abnormally slow as tachy is to
What is abnormally fast
The three recumbency used in vet medicine
What is Dorsal, Lateral and Sternal
The Skeletal system consits of
What is bones, joints, tendons, ligaments and cartilage
Walking or running from one place to another are examples of
What is ambulation
Using a stethoscope to listen to body sounds including the heart
What is Auscultation
A base word otherwise known as
What is a root word
Body cavity that contains the brain and spinal cord
What is the Dorsal Body Cavity
A form of connective tissue that is more elastic than bone
What is Cartilage
Narrow band of connective tissue
What are tendons
The Atrium, Ventricles and Apex
What are the Chambers of the heart
A vowel that is used when two or more root words are joined
What is a combining vowel
The three planes of reference
What is Saggital, Transverse and Dorsal
Bands of Fibrous tissue that connect one bone to another
What are Ligaments
Point at which nerve endings come in contact with the muscle cells
What is Neuromuscular Junction
Layers of the heart
What are Epicardium, Endocardium and Myocardium