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Anatomy & Physiology
Prefix
Suffix
Word Roots
Diseases
100
Larynx
What is the cartilaginous structure located between the pharynx and the trachea?
100
Brady-
What is the prefix of abnormal slowness?
100
-Pnea
What is the suffix for breathing?
100
Pulmon/o
What is a lung?
100
Myocardial Infarction
What is commonly called a heart attack and results in lack of oxygen supply to the myocardium?
200
Trachea
What is the cartilaginous tube that extends from the pharynx to the main bronchi?
200
Peri-
What is the prefix for around something?
200
-stenosis
What is the term for narrowing?
200
Phren/o
What is a diaphragm?
200
Thrombosis
What is also called thrombus and is in a blood vessel that can impede blood flow to the myocardium and cause ischemia?
300
Right Atrium
What is the upper right chamber that receives blood from all body parts except the lungs?
300
Post-
What is the term meaning after?
300
-Oxia
What is the oxygen called?
300
Aort/o
What is the root word for aorta?
300
Orthopnea
What is the discomfort or difficulty in breathing while lying flat?
400
Arteries
What is the vessels that are thick walled, elastic, & that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart?
400
Tachy-
What is the prefix for extremely fast?
400
-ectasis
What is the term for dilation?
400
My/o
What is the root word for muscle?
400
Congestive Heart Failure
What occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs for oxygen and nutrients?
500
Tricuspid valve
What is the valve that is located on the right side of the heart that has three cusps or flaps that open and close?
500
Hyper-
What is the term for above normal?
500
-emia
What is the term for blood?
500
Ven/o
What is the root word for vein?
500
Infectious rhinitis
What is the common cold also called?