Medical terminology
Where did majority of medical terms come from?
Greek and Latin
What is physiology and anatomy
Anatomy is the study of shape and structure of a organisms body.
Physiology is the study of the function of each body part and how they work together to complete a living organism.
What is chemistry?
It is the study of matter, what things are made up of, how they behave and change, and how they interact with energy.
What are the two types of cells?
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes
What is the strongest bone in the human body?
The femur!
What are the four word parts terms are comprised of?
Word roots, suffixes, prefixes, and combining vowels
How many branches of anatomy are there?
5 branches
Gross, Microscopic, Development, Comparative, and Systematic.
What's a atom?
Basic building block of all matter and smallest possible piece of an element.
What is the nucleus and what does it store?
The nucleus is the control center of the cell and it stores DNA!
Whats the most common blood type? (A+, A-, B+, B-, O+, O-, AB+, or AB-)
O+
what suffix means " Inflammation"
-Itis
Explain anatomical position
A human standing erect, face forward, arms at the side and palms forward.
Explain the difference between monosaccharides, Disaccharides, and polysaccharides
Monosaccharides are simple or single sugars. Disaccharides are two monosaccharides or double sugar. Polysaccharides are large complex molecules of hundreds of thousands of glucose molecules.
What is the smallest organelle?
The Ribosome!
True or false Human teeth are just as strong as shark teeth
True!
Which prefix means "Under" or "Below normal"
Hypo-
Explain the difference between midsagittal and sagittal?
Sagittal plane divides the body into left and right parts. While midsagittal plane divides body into equal right and left parts.
What are the ranges of the PH scale?
0-14
What is the "Powerhouse" of the cell?
Mitochondria!
How many bones are in the average human body?
206!
Divide the following term into word parts with vertical slashes.
"fibromyalgia"
Fibro / my / algia
Tell me the four major body cavities
Cranial cavity, Vertebral cavity, Thoracic cavity, and Abdominal cavity.
What is homeostasis?
This is the process by which a living organism keeps themselves stable and balanced.
What is the name of the "Delivery system of the cell"
Golgi Apparatus
What does the term benign mean?
A non-cancerous tumor