Medical Terminology
placed at the beginning of a word; alters meaning of root.
Prefix
Simplest of all organisms
atom
skin
Integumentary system
Show the anatomical correct position
Need to stand up and show us
Gall bladder
RUQ
The root word for echocardiogram
Cardio
Divides body into front and back portions
Frontal or coronal plane
kidneys, bladder
Urinary system
What position is the top of your head
superior
Pancreas
LUQ
Word that means removal of appendix
Appendectomy
The dorsal cavity includes what
cranial and spinal
This system deals with eating
Digestive system
If something is considered toward the middle of the body, it is called what
medial
Appendix
RLQ
Word that describes kidney stones
nephrolithiasis
Name of the Region above the stomach
epigastric
Diabetes would be a disease of this body system
Endocrine
If you are looking at something away from your head and closer to your feet, what position are you
inferior
Spleen
LUQ
suffix that means inflammation
itis
Most abundant tissue in the body
Connective tissue
What system includes breathing
Pulmonary
If you have a lesion on the posterior side of your body, where is it
show
Umbilicus
intersecting