Medical Terminology

The blood circulating in the Cardiovascular system delivers oxygen and nutrients to the tissues of the body and removes waste products from the tissues

• True

• False

The respiratory system is responsible for both delivering oxygen to the body as well as taking away...

• Waste

• Blood Plasma

• Carbon Monoxide

• Carbon Dioxide

Which statements are true...

• Hormones are chemicals that control bodily functions.

• The skeletal system can move on its own.

• The suffix "-ectomy" means to suture or repair.

• The gallbladder is part of the digestive system.

Your brain contains billions of nerve cells arranged in patterns that coordinate thought, emotion, behavior, movement, and sensation.

• True

• False

The heart and blood vessels make up what system?

• Endocrine

• Digestive

• Cardiovascular

• Respiratory

What system is the nasal cavity part of?

• Cardiovascular

• Respiratory

• Endocrine

• Nervous

What system are adrenal glands part of?

• Digestive

• Skeletal

• Endocrine

• Cardiovascular

Prefix "Leuk-" means...

• Vein

• White

• Enlargement

• Mass

Suffix "-Itis" means...

• Surgical Removal

• Lump

• Clot

• Inflammation

Suffix "-tripsy" means

• Inflammation

• Enlargement

• Crushing

• Clot