Word Parts
What does the suffix "itis" mean?
What is inflammation or inflammation of.
Which body plane divides the body into front and back halves?
What is the Frontal or Coronal plane.
What is the word that means above or upper?
What is superior.
What is the medical term that means below or lower?
What is inferior.
Someone with a superficial burn has damaged the...?
a.) Adipose Tissue
b.) Epidermis
c.) Hypodermis
d.) Myocardium
What is b.) Epidermis.
What is the suffix that means "surgical removal of"?
What is "ectomy".
Which plane divides the body into top and bottom halves?
What is the Transverse plane.
What term mean towards the midline of the body?
What is medial.
What do the terms Dorsal and Posterior mean?
What is back.
What instrument would be used to examine someone with a hearing problem?
a.) Ophthalmoscope
b.) Otoscope
c.) Speculum
d.) Bronchoscope
What is b.) Otoscope
What does the suffix "oma" mean?
What is mass or tumor.
Which plane divides the body into equal right and left halves?
What is the Mid-Sagiattal plane.
What do the terms ventral and anterior mean?
What is Front.
What medical term means away from the point of attachment?
What is Distal.
Which surgical procedure may be performed on someone with Breast Cancer?
a.) Gastrectomy
b.) Mastectomy
c.) Hysterectomy
d.) Laparoscopy
What is b.) Mastectomy.
What does the word root "lingu" and the word root "gloss" mean?
What is tongue?
Which body cavities are dorsal/posterior?
What is the Cranial and spinal Cavity.
What medical term means towards the point of attachment?
What is Proximal.
a.) How many Abdominal Quadrants are there?
b.) How many Abdominal Regions are there?
What is 4 quadrants and 9 regions.
A patient with chronic ear infections should see a/an...?
a.) Cardiologist
b.) Mastectomy
c.) Hysterectomy
d.) Otolaryngologist
What is d.) Otolaryngologist.
What is the word root for "bag" or "bladder"?
What is cyst/o.
Which body cavities are ventral/anterior?
What is the abdominopelvic & Thoracic cavities.
What term means away from the midline of the body?
What is Lateral.
What are the 4 Tissue types?
What is :
- connective
- epithelial
- muscle
- nervous
Someone with bladder cancer would likely have which if the following symptoms?
a.) Aphasia
b.) Hematuria
c.) Hyperglycemia
d.) Tachycardia
What is b.) Hematuria.