Medical Terminology Flashcards
(31 cards)
Elements of medical terminology
Prefix
Suffix
Root
Combining forms
What do we call the exchange of gases between air and blood?
Respiratory
What’s the condition when muscle tissue is “wasting away”?
Muscle Atrophy
Name the 10 different types of glands
- Pituitary
- Pineal
- Parathyroid
- Adrenal
- Testes
- Hypothalamus
- Thyroid
- Thymus
- Pancreas
- Ovaries
What’s the term for:
1. High Blood Pressure
2. Low Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Hypotension
Name the 3 walls of the heart and locations
- Endocardium (inside)
- Myocardium (muscle)
- Epicardium (on top)
What’s the term for
“Germ Cells”?
Blast/o or Zygote-morula-blastocyst
What is paralysis?
Loss of Voluntary Movement
What is it called when you have paralysis of all extremities?
Quadriplegia or Tetraplegia
What is it called when you have paralysis in just the lower extremities?
Paraplegia
Inferior (Caudal)
Below midline
Superior (Cephalic)
Above midline
What’s the term used for pertaining to tears?
Lacrimal or Lacrimalic
What’s the term used for to mean “scanty” or “too little”?
Olgio
Development of Sperm
Developed in the testicles within a system of tiny tubes called “seminiferous tubules”
What’s the term for “pink eye”?
Conjunctivitis
What does “GI Tract” mean?
Gastrointestinal tract
What are the chemical messengers of our body?
Hormones
Primary Male Organs
- Penis
- Scrotum
- Epididymis
- Testes
Primary Female Organs
- Vagina
- Uterus
- Fallopian Tubes
- Ovaries
What are membranes around the brain?
Meninges
Name the 5 types of body cavities
- Cranial
- Spinal
- Thoracic
- Diaphragm
- Abdominal Pelvic
What does “sigmoid” mean?
S-shape section of the colon that connects to the rectum
Definition of “asymptomatic”
Producing or showing no symptoms
