Medical Terminology
What is a Suffix?
placed at the end of the root to changed the meaning of the word
Integumentary meaning
skin
This system involves
Heart and blood vessels
It consists of bones (206 bones), muscles, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage
What is the musculoskeletal system
consists of the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system
what is abduction?
Moving away from something
Epidermis
Lines the inner surface of the heart
what is the endocardium
Three types of muscles are:
•Skeletal (striated) muscles
•Smooth muscles
• Cardiac muscles
How many pairs of spinal nerves in the body
what is 31 pairs
What is phlebitis
inflammation of the vein
Stage of pressure ulcer?
Skin is gone there may drainage from the area
Stage 3
Lower chambers pump blood
What are ventricles
A bone disorder in which the bone becomes porous and brittle, bones break easily—spine, hips, wrists are most affected
What is Osteoporosis
The brain and spinal cord are covered and protected by three layers of connective tissue called
what is meninges
examination of the upper GI tract
A contagious skin disorder that is caused by either Streptococcus or Staphylococcus bacteria
Impetigo
Coronary arteries narrow and thicken;
what is atherosclerosis
Two types of fractures are
open- simple fracture
closed-compound fracture
An inherited neurological disorder that destroys brain cells—causes uncontrolled movements, emotional disturbances, and cognitive losses
What is Huntington's disease
Before breakfast
A viral infection causing a painful rash of raised blisters that can appear anywhere on the body.
Caused by lack of blood supply to the heart muscle (ischemia)
what is Myocardial Infarction
Condition associated with aching, stiffness and fatigue in muscles, ligaments, and tendons
What is Fibromyalgia
Fourth leading cause of death in Canada
What is a stroke