Med Terms Quiz 1

aden/o

gland

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer, cancerous

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum, largest part of the brain

cyst/o

urinary bladder

cyt/o

cell

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines (often small intestine)

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

gnos/o

knowledge

gynec/o

female

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

lapar/o

abdomen (area between chest and hip)

leuk/o

white

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor (cancerous)

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

psych/o

mind

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

thromb/o

clotting

crin/o

secrete

dem/o

people

glyc/o

sugar

-al

pertaining to

-algia

condition of pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

cutting out; removal, excision

-emia

blood condition

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

condition, process

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist in the study if

-logy

study of

-oma

tumor, mass

-opsy

to view

-osis

abnormal condition

-scope

instrument to visually examine

-scopy

process of visual examination

-sis

state of

-tomy

process of cutting into; incision

a-

no, not

an-

no, not

aut-

self

dia-

complete, through

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

endo-

within

epi-

above, upon, on

exo-

outside

hyper-

excessive, more than normal, too much

hypo-

below, less than normal, under

pan-

all

peri-

surrounding

pro-

before, forward

re-

back

retro-

behind

sub-

below, under

trans-

across, through

cranial cavity

located in head and surrounded by skull. contains brain and other organs such as pituitary gland (endocrine gland located below brain)

Crani/o

skull

thoracic cavity

aka chest cavity. surrounded by breastbone and ribs. contains lungs, heart, windpipe (trachea), bronchial tubes (leading from trachea to lungs), and other organs

thorac/o

chest

abdominal cavity

space below thoracic cavity. contains stomach, liver, gallbladder, and small and large intestines

diaphragm

muscle that separates abdominal and thoracic cavities

mediastinum

large area between the lungs. contains heart, esophagus (food tube), trachea, and bronchial tubes

pelvic cavity

below the abdominal cavity, surround by pelvis (bones of the hip). contains urinary bladder, ureters (tubes from the kidneys to the bladder), urethra (tube from the bladder to the outside of the body), rectum, and anus, and uterus (muscular organ that nourishes developing embryo and fetus) in females

peritoneum

double membrane that covers the organs in the abdomen

pleura

double membrane that surrounds the lungs

spinal cavity

space surrounded by spinal column. contains spinal cord

cervical region

pertaining to the neck

thoracic region

pertaining to the chest

lumbar region

pertaining to the loin or waist

sacral region

pertaining to the sacrum or lower back

coccygeal region

pertaining to the coccyx or tailbone

frontal (coronal) plane

divides body into front and back (anterior and posterior)

sagittal (lateral) plane

divides body into right and left sides

midsagittal plane

divides body vertically into right and left halves

transverse (axial) planes

divides the body into upper and lower portions

abdomin/o

abdomen

anter/o

front

bronch/o

bronchial tubes

anterior

front side

posterior

back side

inferior

below