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MT Rules
Term | Definition |
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What 3 things do suffixes frequently indicate? | Procedures, conditions, and diseases (1) procedures, such as -scopy (2) conditions, such as -itis (3) diseases, such as -oma |
What 5 things do prefixes often indicate? | Number, position, direction, time, and negation (1) number, as in bi- (2) position, as in sub- (3) direction, as in intra- (4) time, such as brady- (5) negation, such as a- |
Guidelines for connecting word roots with suffixes | 1. A combining vowel is used if the suffix does not begin with a vowel 2. A combining vowel is NOT used if the suffix begins with a vowel |
Guideline for connecting two word roots | A combining vowel is usually used even if vowels are present at the junction |
Guideline for connecting a prefix and a word root | A combining vowel is NOT used |
How many cavities does the body have/what are they? | 5. (1) cranial cavity (2) spinal cavity (3) thoracic cavity (4) abdominal cavity (5) pelvic cavity |
What are the 2 dorsal cavities? | Cranial and spinal |
What are the 3 ventral cavities? | Thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic |
Together the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavities are known as? | Abdominopelvic cavity |