Medical Terminology
Prefix (beginning), Root (Main Meaning), Suffix (ending)
What are word Parts?
Anterior
What is front?
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Organ Systems
What are levels of organization?
Pumps blood throughout the body
What is the cardiovascular system?
Oxygen in, Carbon Dioxide out
What is the function of the Respiratory System?
Cardi/o
What is Heart?
Posterior
What is back?
The body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions.
What is Homeostasis?
Heart and blood vessels
What are the main organs of the Cardiovascular system?
Lungs, Trachea
What are organs of the respiratory system?
Hyper-, Hypo-, Brady-, Tachy-
What are prefixes?
Medial
What is toward the midline?
Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
What is the contents of a cell?
These pump blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
Capillaries
What is where gas exchange happens?
-itis, -emia, -oma, -pathy
What are suffixes?
Lateral
What is away from the midline?
Mitocondria
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
These pump blood toward the heart
What are Veins?
That muscle that helps you breathe
What is the diaphragm?
What is a condition characterized by the color yellow?
Jaundice, a result of excessive levels of bilirubin in the blood. Causes: tumors, cholecystitis, viruses, hepatitis B.
Pain in the anterior region of the RUQ refers to
What is (point to the area)?
Diseases can occur quickly
What is disruption of homeostasis?
Hypertension, Myocardial Infarction
Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
Asthma, Pneumonia, Cancer
What are diseases of the respiratory system?