Unit 7 Seminar

1. Unit 7 Review

2. Unit 8 Project

3. Questions

Eyes, Ears, & the Musculoskeletal System

Seminar Discussion Come to seminar prepared to discuss an ear

problem, disease or condition, and be prepared to provide an explanation that would help a recently-diagnosed patient understand what the disease is. 

Combining FormsBlephar/o eyelidConjunctiv/o conjunctiva

Cor/o, core/0, pupill/o pupilCorne/o, kerat/o corneaDacry/o, lacrim/o tear, tear duct

Irid/o, ir/o irisOcul/o, ophthalm/o eyeOpt/o visionRetin/o retinaScler/o scleraCry/o coldDipl/o two, doublePhot/o lightTon/o tension, pressure

Prefixes & SuffixesBi-, bin two

-opia vision (condition)

-phobia abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things

-plegia paralysis

Combining Forms:Audi/o hearingAur/I, aur/o, ot/o earCochle/o cochleaLabyrinth/o labyrinthMastoid/o mastoid boneMyring/o tympanic membrane

(eardrum)

Staped/o stapesTympan/o eardrumVestibul/o vesibule

Prefixes & Suffixes

None covered

Combining FormsCarp/o carpalsClavic/o, clavicul/o clavicleCost/o ribCrani/o cranium (skull)Femor/o femurFibul/o fubulaHumer/o humerusIli/o iliumIschi/o ischiumLumb/o lumbar regionMandibul/o mandibleMaxill/o maxillaPatell/o patellaPelv/i pelvis, pelvic bone

Combining FormsPhalang/o phalangesPub/o pubisRachi/o spine, vertebral columnRadi/o radiusSacr/o sacrumScapul/o scapulaSpondyl/o, vertebr/o vertebraStern/o sternumTars/o tarsalsTibi/o tibiaUln/o ulnaAponeur/o aponeurosisArthr/o joint

Combining FormsBurs/o bursaChondr/o cartilageDisk/o intervertebral diskMenisc/o meniscusSynovi/o synovia, synovial

membraneTen/o, tend/o, tendontendin/oAnkyl/o crooked, stiff, bentKinesi/o movement, motionLamin/o laminaLord/o bent forwardMyel/o bone marrowMy/o, myos/o muscleOste/o bone

Combining FormsPetr/o stoneScoli/o crooked, curved

Prefixes & SuffixesInter- betweenSupra- aboveSym-, syn- together; joined

-asthenia weakness-clasia, -clasis break-desis surgical fixation-physis growth-schisis split, fissure

Chapter 10

ARMD age-related

macular degenerations

Ast astigmatismEm emmetropiaIOP intraocular

pressureOphth ophthalmologyVA visual acuity

Chapter 11

AOM acute otitis media

EENT eyes, ears, nose, and throat

ENT ears, nose, throat

OM otitis media

Chapter 14

CTS Carpal Tunnel SyndromeEMG electromyogramfx fractureMD muscular dystrophyMG myasthenia gravisOA osteoarthritisortho orthopedicsRA rheumatoid arthritisTHA total hip arthroplasty

1. Retinopathy means any disease of the eye.

Retinopathy means disease of the retina.

2. The pupil is a pigmented muscular structure at the center of the iris.

The pupil is the opening at the center of the iris.

3. Optic nerve carries visual impulses from the retina to brain.

Optic nerve carries visual impulses from the retina to brain.

4. Nystagmus is defined as crossed eyes.

Nystagmus is defined as involuntary, jerky movements of the eyes.

5. Cerumen is the term for earwax.

Cerumen is the term for earwax.

The pigmented muscular structure that allows light to pass through is called the:  

A. Iris B. Pupil      C. Sclera      D. Cornea  

A. Iris

In the medical term lacrimal, the word root means:  

A. conjunctiva      B. tear, tear duct   C. vision      D. eyelid     

B. tear, tear duct  

The medical term meaning (any) disease of the eye is:  

A. retinal      B. retinopathy      C. Ophthalmopathy    D. keratoplasty  

C. Ophthalmopathy

The word part that completes the medical termmeaning physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, ___________/o/logist, is:  

A. ot   B. audi      C. labyrinth      D. myring  

A. ot

The meaning of the medical term tinnitus is:  

A. Hearing impairment in old age      B. A sense that either one's own body or

the environment is revolving      C. Chronic disease of the inner ear      D. Ringing in the ears

D. Ringing in the ears

The word part that completes the medical term meaning inflammation of the bone and cartilage, oste/o/_____/itis, is:  

A. Chondr    B. synovi      C. arthr      D. myel  

A. Chondr

Part I – Read the provided Medical Scenarios◦ Review the chart provided◦ Select at least 15 terms the patient would not understand◦ Provide a technical (card/i/o/graphy + the meaning) AND layman's

(you have a problem with your heart muscle....etc.) definition for each of these terms.

Part 2 – Explain the "how's' and "why's" of identified medical procedures◦ Prepare > 500 word "script" for a health professional to use when

explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed procedures.

Identify Word Parts Singular/Plural Form Technical/Consumer Definitions

Build Related Word Root Terms

Card/i/ology Cardiology (s)Cardiologies (pl)

1. The study of cardiac system including the cardiovascular system.

2. Having problems with the heart muscle and would like to perform tests to find out exactly what is going on.

CardiacPericardialCardiographyCardiopulmonary

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.

HS111 Medical TerminologyProject 9Section I:

Section II:Prepare a 500 word or more "script" for a health care professional to use when explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed procedures. (Begin your script below and include any references using APA format) Use Kaplan University APA 101 document for examples.

Mr. Jones, after careful review of your C-spine films and soft-tissue films and stillfeeling something stuck in your throat. You still seem to have trouble swallowing….

EXAMPLE: