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Med Term Final Revie
Medical Terminology Fall Semester Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Word part that means toward | Ad- |
| Word part that means away from | Ab- |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Leuko | White |
| Cyano | Blue |
| Inter | Between, among |
| Abnormal hardening | -sclerosis |
| Ology | The study, science of |
| Inflammation, inflammation of | -itis |
| Megaly | Large, enlarged |
| Body plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves | Midsagittal plane |
| Body plane that divides the body into a posterior (dorsal) and anterior (frontal) half | Frontal, coronal plane |
| Body plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions | Transverse the plane |
| Body cavity that is along the back of the body | Dorsal cavity: superior dorsal cavity is the cranial cavity that protects the brain, inferior dorsal cavity is the vertebral (spinal) cavity that contains and protects the vertebral column and spinal cord |
| Organs contained in the thoracic cavity | Heart, lungs, thymus, trachea, and bronchi |
| Acromial region | The shoulders |
| Otic region | The ears |
| Patellar region | The knee/ kneecap |
| Mammillary region | The breasts |
| Inferior | Below, lower, under, downwards, closer to feet |
| Yellow bone marrow | Tissue found in the meduall |