Skin
Name 2 of the 3 combining forms for skin.
Derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
Arthritis means inflammation to:
a joint
Define the root/s in gastroenteritis:
stomach and intestine
Male or female reproductive glands are called:
gonads
Your nose is ___________ to your eyes.
Medial
BX is an abbreviation for:
Biopsy
Tibialgia indicates pain in the:
Tibia (shin bone)
Food enters the digestive system by entering what part of the pharynx?
Oropharynx
Chemical messengers of this system are called:
hormones
Your cervical spine is ___________ to the lumbar spine.
Superior
pil/o and trich/o are both combining forms for:
Hair
Where would you find the intercostal muscles?
between the spaces of the ribs
Name the 3 parts of the small intestine:
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
What gland sits upon the kidney and gets you ready for fight or flight?
Adrenals
The knee is ___________ to the ankle.
Proximal
The root in seborrhea means:
Oil (sebum)
Inflammation of the rib and cartilage is:
Costochondritis
Name the parts of the colon (4):
ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid
What does TSH stand for?
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
The wrist is ___________ to the elbow.
Distal
Define onchyomalcia.
Soft nails
What is the collective name of the smallest bones in the body?
Ossicles (hammer/malleus, anvil/incus, stirrup/stapes)
Define cholecystolithiasis
Condition of stones in the gallbladder
The thymus is located in the:
mediastinum
Name the location that is superior to your tibia and fibula but inferior to your femur and anterior
Patella (kneecap)