Big Ideas and Medical Terminology(Lesson 1 and 2 Review)

Directional

100

Higher up (name its opposite too for double points)

Superior/Inferior

200

These terms mean towards the midline and away from the midline respectively

medial and lateral

300

The front side and back side of the body (double points if you can get both terms for front and both for back)

anterior/posterior and ventral/dorsal

400

Further away from and closer than respectively

Distal/Proximal

Movement/planes

100

Decreasing the angle of a joint (name its opposite too for double points)

Flexion/extension

200

Flexion and extension occur in this plane (name another plane and show where it runs for double points)

sagittal (transvers and frontal)

300

Movements that occur in the frontal plane and move away from and towards the midline respectively

Abduction/adduction

400

These can describe movement of the forearm and foot or position of the body when lying down (double points for identifying the movement and positions)

Supine and prone (palm up/palm down and face up/face down)

Prefix/root/suffix

100

The meaning of the prefix of the word hypothermia.

below, less than normal

200

Pertaining to the heart

Cardio

300

Cyte is the medical suffix for this

Cell

400

This means disease of (double points if you remember a root to combine it with to name a disease)

pathy

Big Ideas

100

The largest of the levels of organization in the study of Anatomy

Organism/Whole Person/Body

200

Structure and this are forever linked in the study of anatomy and physiology

Function

300

This word, homeo______, is the tendency for an organism to maintain a relatively stable internal environment and is considered on the of the big ideas in the study of Anatomy and Physiology

stasis

400

Two systems that integrate to perform vital functions for the body

Naming almost any 2 gets you this because they all integrate in some form

Vital Functions

100

This system is responsible for protection,support and movement (100 exta points for each of the other two you can name)

Muscular, Skeletal, Integumentary (50 points if you said skin instead)

200

This system performs the vital function of exchange with the environment (name two for double points)

respiratory (breathing)  and  digestive (eating)

300

This system is responsible for fluid transport (double points if you name both)

Cardiovascular and Lymphatic

400

This system is responsible for control and integration

Nervous and Endocrine