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1
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What is a word root?

A

core of the word

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What is a suffix?

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attached to the end of a word root to alter its meaning

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what is a prefix?

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attached to the beginning of the word root to alter its meaning

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what is a combining vowel?

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typically an “o” used to assist pronunciation

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what is a combining form?

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word root with a combining vowl

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what do prefixes often indicate (5)?

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-number
-position
-direction
-time
-negation

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what do suffixes often indicate (3)?

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-procedures
-conditions
-diseases

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what are the guidelines for using combining vowels (4)?

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  1. when connecting a word root and a suffix, a combining vowel IS USED if the suffix does not begin with a vowel
  2. when connecting a word root and a suffix, a combining vowel is NOT USED if the suffix egins with a vowel
  3. when connecting two word roots, a combining vowel IS USED even if vowels are present at the junction
  4. when connecting a prefix and a word root, a combining vowel is NOT USED
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What is an eponym?

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named after a person, place, or thing

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what is an acronym?

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first letter of all words

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what is modern language?

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words derived from the english language

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what does a macron indicate in pronunciation?

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it has a long vowel sound (a in play)

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what does a u-shaped mark indicate in pronunciation?

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it has a short vowel sound (a in mad)

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what is the plural form of words ending in -a?

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-ae

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what is the plural form of words ending in -ax?

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-aces

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what is the plural form of words ending in -ex?

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-ices

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17
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what is the plural form of words ending in -is?

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-es

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what is the plural form of words ending in -ix?

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-ices

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what is the plural form of words ending in -ma?

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-mata

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what is the plural form of words ending in -nx?

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-nges

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21
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what is the plural form of words ending in -on?

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-a

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what is the plural form of words ending in -sis?

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-ses

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what is the plural form of words ending in -us?

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-i

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what is the plural form of words ending in -um?

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-a

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what is the singular form of words ending in -ae?
-a
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what is the singular form of words ending in -aces?
-ax
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what is/are the singular form(s) of words ending in -ices?
-ex, -ix
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what is the singular form of words ending in -es?
-is
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what is the singular form of words ending in -mata?
-ma
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what is the singular form of words ending in -nges?
-nx
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what is/are the singular form(s) of words ending in -a?
-on, -um
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what is the singular form of words ending in -ses?
-sis
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what is the singular form of words ending in -i?
-us
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what are the levels of structural organization in the body (7)?
-atom -molecule -cell -tissue -organ -organ system -organism
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what is the integumentary system?
encloses the internal body structures and is the site of many sensory receptors
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what is the cephalon (cephalic) region?
head region
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what is the cervicis (cervical) region?
neck region
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what is the trunk region?
main body (not including limbs)
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what are the upper and lower limbs?
arms and legs
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what is the pes (pedal) region
feet
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what does prone/supine mean?
laying down
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what does anterior (ventral) mean?
direction towards the front of the body
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what does posterior (dorsal) mean?
back; direction towards the back of the body
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what does superior (cranial) mean?
higher than/ above another part of the body
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what does inferior (caudal) mean?
position below/lower than another part of the body
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what does lateral mean?
direction toward the sides of the body
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what does medial mean?
direction toward the middle of the body
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what does proximal mean?
position in the limb closest to the pont of attachment/ trunk of the body
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what does distal mean?
position of the limb furthest away from the body/attachment point
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what does superficial mean?
position closer to the surface of the body
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what does deep mean?
position farther from the surface of the body
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what is the sagittal plane?
divides the body into right and left halves
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what does midsagittal mean?
body is split directly in half
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what does parasagittal mean?
uneven division of the body
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what is the frontal (coronal) plane?
divides the body into the anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
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what is the transverse plane?
horizontal division of the upper from the lower half of the body
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what is the dorsal (posterior) cavity?
head and spinal column
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what is the cranial cavity?
houses the bain, bone of the skull, and cerebrospinal fluid
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what is the spinal (vertebral) cavity?
spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid, and vertebral column (bones of the vertebrae)
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what is in the ventral (anterior) cavity?
-thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity
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what is the thoracic cavity?
lungs, heart, and the superior mediastinum; diaphragm is the floor of the cavity
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what is the abdominopelvic cavity?
abdominal and pelvic cavity and the reproductive organs
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where is the right hypochondriac?
top left of the model
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where is the right lumbar?
left middle of the model
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where is the right iliac?
bottom left of the model
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where is the epigastric region?
center top of the model
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where is the umbilical region?
center of the model
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where is the hypogastric region?
bottom center of the model
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where is the left hypochondriac?
top right of the model
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where is the left lumbar?
center right of the model
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where is the left iliac?
bottom right of the model
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what are connective tissue membranes?
encapsulate organs
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what are synovial membranes?
line the cavities for moveable joints
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what are epithelial membranes?
formed from epithelium that are connected to connective tissue
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what are mucous (mucosa) membranes?
line the cavities/passageways to external environments
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what is the cutaneous membrane?
skin
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what is serous (serosa) membrane?
epithelium is called mesothelium and are supported by connective tissue; have 3 layers
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what are the three layers of the serous membrane?
1. parietal 2. visceral 3. serous space
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what does the parietal membrane layer do?
lines the walls of the body cavity
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what does the visceral membrane layer do?
covers the organ
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what is the pleura?
surrounds your lungs in the pleural cavity
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what is the pericardium?
surrounds the heart in the pericardial cavity
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what is peritoneum?
surrounds several organs in the abdominopelvic cavity in the peritoneal cavity

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