Med Term

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What language is Medical Terminology derived from?

• English & Latin

• Spanish & English

• Latin and Greek

• French & Greek

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What is the correct order of organization of living things?

• organelle, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

• cells, organelle, tissues, organs, organ systems

• organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism

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The basic structural unit of the body.

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A combination of similar cells

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Specialized structures that allow specific functions to occur in cells.

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Group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.

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The structure or arrangement of related or connected items

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The central part of a medical word; usually indicates a body part.

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A single letter or group of letters attached to the front of the root word, usually indicates location, time, or number (hypo-, hyper-)

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A single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word; usually indicates a condition, disease, diagnostic or surgical treatment. (-emia)

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A vowel attached to the end of a root word. (-/o)

• root word

• suffix

• prefix

• combining vowel

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The study of the structures of the body

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The study of how the structures of the body function.

• paraplegia

• physiology

• homeostasis

• anatomy

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Anatomical position: A body position in which a person stands upright with the head and feet facing forward, the arms at the sides and the palms of the hands facing forward.

• True

• False

A loss of voluntary movement in the lower half of the body, including both legs; often as a result of spinal cord injury or disease

Paraplegia

Paralysis of all four extremities

​​Quadriplegia

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A stable state, or equilibrium, among the various organs and systems of the body.

• Homeostasis

• hormones

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The study of the causes and effects of diseases

​Disorder involving a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin

​​Anemia

Cancer of the blood-forming tissue of the bone marrow; causes an excess in WBCs (white blood cells)

Leukemia

An increase in the number of WBCs (white blood cells) in the blood, especially during an infection.

Leukocytosis

​A reduction in the number of WBCs in the blood

​​Leukopenia

The presence of white patches on a mucous membrane, especially the mouth.

Leukoplakia

​Hint: 'Luke C.' got an increase in pay

​Hint: 'Luke P.' got an decrease in pay

​Hint: Where would you find 'plak' (plaque)?

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Fat tissue

• adipose

• ageusia

• physiology

• anemia

​The "belly" side of the front of the body.

​​Ventral

​The "head end" of the front of the body

Anterior

The back of the body or the spinal column.

​​Dorsal

​The tail end, or rear, of the body.

​​Posterior

​Hint: Think of stepping on ants

​Hint: Think of a dolphin fin, its on its back.

​Hint: Think of 'posted up' on a wall, the wall is touching your back

​Location that describes being located closer to the top of the head in relation to a specific reference point to the body.

​​Superior

Location that describes being located closer to the soles of the feet in relation to a specific point on the body.

Inferior

Location that describes being related to the cranium or being situated near the head.

​​Cephalic

Location that describes being related to, or situated near, the tail or inferior end of the body.

​​Caudal

​Located NEAR a point of origin.

Proximal

Being located AWAY from the point of origin.

​​Distal

Located near the midline, or center of the body.

​​Medial

Located near the side of the body, or further from the midline of the body. The body position of lying on the right or left side.

Lateral

​A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections.

​​Transverse

A vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections.

​​Frontal/Coronal

​Divides the body vertically into unequal left and right sections.

Sagittal

​Divides the body vertically into equal left and right sections.

Midsagittal

Hint: UP & DOWN

​Hint: FRONT & BACK

Hint: UNEQUAL LEFT & RIGHT

Hint: EQUAL LEFT & RIGHT