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Chapter 2 - Study
Medical Terminology - chapter 2, Roots of each body system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anatomy | study of parts of the body |
| physiology | study of how body parts work |
| 5 levels of body from smallest to largest | cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism |
| adip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bi/o | life |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cyt/o | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histi/o | tissue |
| path/o | disease |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| 12 body systems are: | digestive, urinary, reproductive, muscular, skeletal, nervous, respiratory, lymphatic, endocrine, cardiovascular, integumentary, eyes & ears |
| Integumentary system is made up of: | skin, accessory organs, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands |
| cili/o | hair |
| pil/o | hair |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| cutane/o | skin |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| Skeletal system made up of: | bones, cartilage, joints |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| cost/o | rib |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| oste/o | bone |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| spin/o | spine; backbone; spinal column |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| Muscular system made up of: | muscles, tendons |
| my/o | muscle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| Nervous system and eyes, ears made up of: | organs of special sense, brain, spinal cord, nerves, eyes, ears |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| encephal/o | brain |
| myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| Endocrine system made up of: | pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, parathyroid, pineal glands, thymus, ovaries, testes and hormonal secretions. |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| Circulatory/Cardiovascular system made up of: | heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, blood. |
| angi/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cardi/o | heart |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| ven/o | vein |
| phleb/o | vein |
| Lymphatic system made up of: | thymus, bone marrow, spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes, lymph capillaries, lymph vessels, lymph, lymphocytes. |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| lymph/o | lymph (clear, watery fluid) |
| lymphaden/o | lymph glands; lymph nodes |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessels |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| Respiratory system made up of: | lungs, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronch, bronchioles. |
| alveol/o | air sac; alveolus |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | small bronchial tubes |
| laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | throat; pharynx |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pneum/o | lungs |
| pneumon/o | lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
| Digestive system consists of: | mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines, salivary glands, pancreas, gallbladder, liver |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| cheil/o | lips |
| col/o | colon; large intestines |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| rect/o | rectum |
| Urinary system made up of: | kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| ren/o | kidney |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ureter/o | ureters |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| Male reproductive system includes: | testes, epididymides, ductus deferens, penis, ejaculatory ducts, seminal vesicles, prostate gland. |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| orchid/o | testis; testicle |
| test/o | testis; testicle |
| testicul/o | testis; testicle |
| phall/o | penis |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| vas/o | ductus (vas) deferens |
| Female reproductive system includes: | ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, external genitalia, mammary glands. |
| colp/o | vagina |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| gynec/o | female; woman |
| mast/o | breast |
| mamm/o | breast |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes; uterine tubes |
| uter/o | uterus |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| metr/o | uterus |
| vulv/o | vulva; external genitalia |
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