Know your roots (ch 4,5,6)
3 definitions for "yellow"
What are: cirrh/o-, jaund/o-, xanth/o- ?
a common skin injury caused by scraping
what is an abrasion?
longest bone of the body
what is a femur?
lines blood vessels, respiratory passageways, digestive tract & walls of hollow organs
what is smooth muscle?
Caused by bacteria
What is Impentigo?
to carry
What is fer/o?
some lovers try positions that they can't handle
what are scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate?
acts involuntary and is lightly striated in appearance
what is cardiac muscle?
Caused by fungus
What is tinea?
to have a sway back or curve
what is lord/o-?
what is comedo?
bones in the ear
what are incus, malleus, stapes?
functions include: to produce movement, move bones closer together, push food through digestive system, shorten in length, and pump blood through blood vessels
What are muscle fibers ?
Caused by virus
What are shingles?
root for vertebrae
what is spondyl/o-?
when the body lies supine and unmoving for extended periods of time you can develop these
what are decubitus ulcers?
The place where two bones meet
what are joints?
A neurological disease that affects the nerves and nervous system but seen in the muscles
what is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)?
inflammation of many muscles
what is polymyositis?
this root means "a sac"
What is burs/o-?
can result from an ingrown hair and causes redness of the skin
what is a furuncle?
the gradual process bones are formed before birth
what is ossification?
Repetitive motion disorder
what is carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)?
muscle rupture
what it myorrhexis?