The Mecca Chapter
Medical Terminology: Root Words
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Anatomy & Physiology
HOSA General Facts
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The sponsor of our HOSA-FHP chapter

Who is Ms. Smith/Patricia Smith?

100

This root word refers to the heart

What is cardi/o?

100

The universal donor blood type

What is O negative?

100

The "powerhouse of the cell"

What is the mitochondria?

100

The abbreviation HOSA stands for

What is Health Occupations Students of America.

200

The Mecca Chapter (our chapter) is the ___ chapter in Prince George's County

What is 1st?

200

This root word means "nerve"

What is neur/o?

200

The suffix that means "study of"

What is -logy?

200

The soft tissue that helps the body move

What is muscles?

200

The official colors of HOSA

What is Maroon, Navy Blue, and Medical White?

300

The school year our HOSA-FHP chapter was founded

What is SY 25-26?

300

This root word means "lung"

What is pulmon/o?

300

The federal law designed to protect sensitive patient health information, ensure the portability of health insurance coverage, and set standards for electronic healthcare transactions.

What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA)?

300

The organ responsible for filtering blood and producing urine

What is the kidney?

300

The annual capstone event for HOSA-FHP, gathering thousands of student members, advisors, and industry experts.

What is the International Leadership Conference (ILC)?

400

The first HOSA-FHP president of our chapter

Who is Genesis Vigil?

400

This root word refers to the liver

What is hepat/o?

400

This imagining technique uses sound waves

What is an ultrasound?

400

The longest bone in the human body

What is the femur?

400

The Maryland HOSA advisor

Who is Jane Shovlin?

500

The amount of debt in our account before we became an official chapter

What is 25 dollars?

500
This root word refers to the brain
What is encephal/o?
500

This condition involves inflammation of the liver

What is hepatitis?

500

The gas primarily responsible for triggering the urge to breathe when levels rise in the blood

What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?


500

The organization, HOSA-Future Health Professionals, was formally known as ___ before

What is Health Occupations Students of America, commonly abbreviated to just HOSA?