Word Parts
Name two suffixes that mean pain
-algia, -dynia
Which term means any disease of the stomach?
Gastrosis
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
Anatomy=study of body structure
Physiology= study of function of the body structures
What are the two words that mean situated in the front of the body?
Anterior, ventral
What is the major organ involved in the integumentary system?
Skin
What does -osis mean?
Abnormal condition, disease
How do you combine the words gastr/o, enter/o, and -itis. Please write or spell the word and explain.
Gastroenteritis
Two word roots are joined, the first word root always has the combining vowel.
The word root enter is joined with -itis without a combining vowel because the suffix begins with a vowel
Which body plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?
Transverse/horizontal
The wrist is proximal or distal to the elbow?
Distal
What is known as the abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs?
Dysplasia
What is the combining form for the word cell?
Cyt/o
What is known as the study of tissues?
Histology
What type of tissue contains cell that have the ability to reach to stimuli and conduct electrical impulses?
Nerve tissue
What is the opposite of medial and what does it mean?
Lateral, away from the midline
What is the specialist called in the study and analysis of cells?
Cytologist
What is the word part for surgical repair? what kind of word part is it?
-plasty, suffix
What is the term for medical screening of patients to determine their priority need and place for treatment?
Triage
What are the regions of the abdomen that are located near the hip bones?
Right and left iliac regions
What directional position is best when describing the position of the stomach to the diaphragm?
Inferior
What is subjective evidence of a disease?
Symptom
What is the difference between -otomy and -ostomy?
-otomy means surgical incision
-ostomy means the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
A patient underwent left knee arthroscopy. What does this mean?
Pt underwent left knee surgery which included a visual examination of the internal knee joint.
What is the inner layer of the peritoneum that surrounds the organs of the abdominal cavity?
Visceral peritoneum
Show me where the distal femur is located and name what joint it helps to form.
End of the upper thigh and the knee joint
How many word roots are in the word and what are they?
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
3:
Esophag/o
gastr/o
Duoden/o