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Everest #1

Everest quiz 1

TermDefinition
a-/ac- prefix meaning to or toward (as in ascend or acclimatize)
de- prefix meaning "down, off, or from"
hypo- Greek prefix meaning "low or below normal"
re- prefix meaning "again"
clim Latin root meaning "slope of the earth"
therm Greek root meaning "heat" or "temperature"
spir Latin root meaning "to breathe"
oxi/oxy Greek root meaning "oxygen"
scend Latin root meaning "to climb"
phys Greek root meaning "nature" or "natural"
-tion suffix that indicates a NOUN
-ize suffix that indicates a VERB
-ology Greek suffix meaning "the study of"
physiology noun: the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts; physiological = adjective
respiration noun: the act of breathing
acclimatize verb: when a body makes physiological adjustments to changes in the environment
ascend verb: to climb up (ascent = noun: the climb up)
descend verb: to climb down (descent = the noun: the downward climb)
hypoxia condition marked by lack of oxygen; S/Sx: disorientation, lack of coordination, bad judgment, headache; Tx: supplemental oxygen, descent (go down); Outcome: full recovery
hypothermia condition marked by low core body temperature S/Sx: shivering, numbness, UMBLES; Tx: gradual rewarming; Outcome: full recovery
frostbite condition marked by localized freezing of tissue; S/Sx: skin turns white/black, numbness; Tx: gradual rewarming; Outcome: loss of badly frostbitten areas. Damaged tissue will NOT recover.
Cell the smallest, most basic unit of life
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