Exam 1 Review Chapters 1 - 4. Three parts of medical words Prefix Root suffix

Exam 1 Review Chapters 1 - 4

Three parts of medical words

• Prefix

• Root

• suffix

Combining vowels

• When are they used?

• When are they not used?

Body system roots/combining forms-can you spell them?

• Brain• Heart• Vessels• Stomach• Lungs• Intestines• Liver• Nose• larynx

• Gall bladder• Spleen• Bladder• Kidneys• Eyes• Ears• Reproductive• skin

Disease roots

• Cancers

• Inflammations

• Tumors

prefixes

• Meaning?• Poly• Supra• Un• Nulli• Bi• Tri• peri

• Infra• Hyper• Erythro• Cyano• Leuko

suffixes

• Plasty• Ectomy• Oma• Itis• Osis• Malacia• Sclerosis• Stenosis• Mycosis• hydrosis

• Ism• Scopy• centesis

Organization of the body

• Cells whole body

Tissues

• Epithelial• nervous

• Muscle• connective

Parts of the digestive system

Anatomical position

Organs in cavities

Surface anatomy and directions

• Superior• Inferior• Distal• Proximal• Lateral medial

• Deep• Superficial• Dorsal• Ventral• Sagittal• Coronal• Horizontal• Transverse• Median• frontal

Glands in the endocrine system

• Pineal• Pituitary• Thyroid• Thymus• Adrenals • gonads

Organs of all systems

• Nervous system• Integumentary system• Digestive system• Respiratory system• Cardiovascular

system• Urinary system

• Immune system• Muscular system• Skeletal system• Reproductive system• Endocrine system

Layers of skin

Accessory organ of the skin

• Hair – keratin, oil• Glands – sweat, oil• Nails – grow from root• Nail – onchy/o• Conditions of nails?• Conditions of skin?

• Sweat glands, tube to surface for sweat

• Sebaceous, secretes into hair follicle

skeleton

• Major bones• Parts of bones• Axial/appendicular• Curves of spine• Abnormal curves• Foot doctors• Corrective devices

Bone disorders

• Weak bones• Soft bones• Spondylolithesis• Procedure for joint

surgery with scopes