Chapter 1
prefix for all
pan-
combining form for blood vessel
vascul/o
combining form for nail
onych/o or ungu/o
somatic
pertaining to the body
the term that means inflammation of nerves
neuritis
suffix for abnormal flow
-rrhage
brachial
List four funcitons of the skin
protection
sensation
secretion
thermoregulation
myorrhexis
muscle rupture
the term for disease of kidney
nephropathy
suffix for 'instrument to measure'
-meter
List two important organs found in the LUQ
stomach, spleen, left kidney, pancreas
combining form for lice
pedicul/o
seborrhea
oily discharge
the term for surgical repair of the nose
rhinoplasty
four parts of a medical term
prefix, suffix, word root, combining vowel
List the four tissue types
muscle, nervous, epithelial, connective
List there types of skin cancers and their abbreviations
BCC
SCC
MM
gastrostomy
to create an opening in the stomach
the term for pain of the head
cephalalgia
Two rules for using combining vowels
1. between two word roots
2. before a suffix that begins with a consonant
the segments created by the coronal/frontal plane
anterior/posterior
Describe three things found in the layer deep to the epidermis:
sweat gland, sebaceous gland, hair follicles, connective tissue, blood vessels
arthrocentesis
puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint
the term for sugical removal of wrinkles
rhytidectomy