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Chapters 10-12
Medical Terminoogy All Suffix Prefix Root w/ Some Abbrev and Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| WBC | White Blood Cell |
| RBC | Red blood cell |
| PMN- (PolyMorphNuclear) Name the 2 Granocytes... | 1. Eosinophil 2. basophil 3. neutrophil |
| The Pharynx is the throat that includes what? (name 3) | Nasopharynx Osopharynx laryngpharynx |
| What is a Alveolus and where is it located? | It is a air sac in the Lung |
| What is Glottis? | Slit-like opening in the lung |
| PNS stand for... | Peripheral Nervous system |
| Parietal Pleura is located where? | Lying close to the ribs and chest wall |
| Diaphragm does what? | Contracts to pull air into the lung |
| Atrium is the ... | 1 of 2 upper chambers of the heart. |
| Ventricul/o Ventriculo | 1. Ventricle 2. Lower chamber of the heart. |
| Adenold are what? Where are they located? | Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx |
| Sphygm/o | pulse |
| What is Bacilli? | Rod Shaped Bacteria |
| Spir/o | breathing |
| Palentine means what? | pertaining to the roof of the mouth |
| lept/o lepto lept | thin slinder |
| AD | Alzheimers Diease |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| Pleura is a ___ ____ _____ that_____ each______. | Pleura is a Double layered membrane that surrounds each lung |
| -Sphyxia | Pulse |
| Vasomotor center is responsible for what? | Influence, blood pressure |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -poietin | substance that forms |
| albumin/o albumino | albumin (protein in the blood) |
| Afferent Nerves carry messages to the ____? | Afferent nerves carry messages to the spinal cord |
| PSRS | Post stroke rehabilitation scale |
| Silic/o Silico | Rocks or glass |
| tel/o telo | complete |
| AFO | Alpha FetaProtein |
| Polio- | Gray matter |
| Pons and midbrain are the connection of what ? | Connection of nerve tissue and nerve fiber pathways incuding eyes and face |
| What is the function of the Cerebellum? | Coordination of voluntary movements and balance |
| Name 3 functions of the Thalamus.... | Relay Station for sensory impulses (like a triage center) control of awareness control of conciousness |
| CSF | CereboSpinal Fluid |
| -ism | Belief System |
| What does the medulla oblongata do? x3 | Regulate Heart Blood Vessel Respiratory system |
| Function of the hypothalamus ? (Name X5) | Body Temperature Sleep apetite emotions control of pitutary gland |
| PCA | Posterior Celebral Artery brain |
| thec/o theco | 1. sheath (refers to meniges) |
| -thorax | chest pleura cavity |
| 1/2 P | hemiplegia |
| Dendrite | Branching fiber of nerve cell |
| Systole | Contraction phase of the heartbeat |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| diphthera | acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory |
| Function of the Cerebrum x5? | 1. thinking personality sensation movements memory |
| Another word for epistaxis? | nosebleed |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| Natr/o Natro | Sodium |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| Vesic/o | Urinary bladder |
| Name 6 neurotransmitters | acetycholine norepinphrine epinphrin (adrenaline) dopamine endorphins serotins |
| anthrac/.o anthraco | dust |
| LUL | Left Upper Lobe |
| LLL | Lower Left Lobe |
| Vascul/o vasculo | vessel |
| kal/i kali | potassium |
| vesic/o vesico | urinary bladder |
| thalam/o thalamo | thalamus |
| dips/o dipso | thirst |
| -ic | pertaining to result of |
| -ac | pertaining to result of |
| -er | one who |
| -ent | one who |
| episi/o | vulva |
| natr/o natro | sodium |
| azot/o azoto | nitrogen |
| -parous | to bear bring forth |
| -lucia | labor birth |
| syncop/o | to cut off cut short |
| apex of the lung is where? | The uppermost portion of the lung |
| myx/o myxo | mucus |
| myom/o | middle muscle tumor |
| -esthesia | feeling nervous sensation |
| cell body is part of a ... | nerve cell |
| ven/o veno | vein |
| ven/i veni | vein |
| gli/o glio | glial cell glue |
| sinus/o | sinus cavitie sinus |
| -arche | beginning |
| What is the midbrain in involved with? | seeing and hearing |
| -algesia | sensitivity to pain |
| alges/o alges/o | sensitivity to pain |
| trigon/o | trigone (region of the bladder |
| apex of the heart | lower tip of the heart |
| Ventricle | 1 of 2 lower chambers of the heart |
| myel/o | spinal cord bone marrow |
| -osmia | smell |
| alveol/o alveolo | alveolus air sac |
| -ema | condition |
| steth/o | chest |
| tax/o taxo | order coordination |
| vag/o vago | vagus nerve (10th cranial) |
| lobe | division of a lung |
| capn/o capno | carbon dioxide |
| phon/o phono phon | voice |
| Plexus is a....? | large network of nerves |
| -sthenia | strength |
| isch | to hold back restricted narrowed |
| asbest/o asbesto asbest | particle |
| -desis | binding fusion |
| Cerebellum in control of what? x2 | balance and posture |
| Strob/o strobo strob | vibrating |
| coni/o conio coni | dust |
| esthesi/o esthesio eshesi | feeling nervous sensation |
| purulent means? | containing pus |
| what is cilia? | Tiny hairs that clear bacteria and forgeian substances from the lungs |
| GABA | Gamma AminoButric Acid (inhibitary transmitter) |
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