Exam 5 Review

Lesson 10: Cardiovascular System, Lesson 11: Respiratory System, Lesson 12: Digestive System

Amylon/ AMYL

Starch

Angina/ ANGIN-

Choking pain, angina pectoris

Aortē/ AORT-

Aorta

Arctāre, Arctātus/ ARCT(AT)-

Compress

Athērē/ ATHER-

(Soup) Fatty deposit

Ātrium/ ATRI-

(Entrance hall) Atrium

Bolē/ BOL-

A throwing

Capillus/ CAPILL-

(Hair) Capillary

Kirsos/ CIRS-

Dilated and twisted vein, varix

Claudere, Clausus/ -CLUD-, -CLUS-

Close

Cor, Cordis/ COR-, CORD-

Heart

Corōna/ CORON-

Crown

Cuspis, Cuspidis/ CUSP-, -CUSPID

Point

Dexter/ DEXTR-

Right (side)

Forma/ -FORM

Shape

Gurgitāre, GURGIT-, GURGITAT-

Flood, flow

Pectus, Pectoris/ PECTOR-

Breast, chest

Phleps, Phlebos/ PHLEB-

Vein

Pulmō, Pulmnōnis/ PULM(ON)-

Lung, pulmonary artery

Rhythmos/ RHYTHM-

(Steady motion) Heartbeat

Saeptum/ SEPT-

Wall, partition

Sinus/ SIN-, SINUS-

(Curve, hollow) Sinus

Sinister/ SINISTR-

Left (side)

Sphygmos/ SPHYGM-

Pulse

Stellein/ STAL-, STOL-

Send, contraction

Tendere, Tensus/ TENS(I)-

Stretch

Thrombos/ THROMB-

Blood clot

Topos/ TOP-

Place

Vagus/ VAG-

(Wandering) Vagus nerve

Varix, Varicis/ VARIC-, VARIX-

Dilated and twisted vein, varix

Vās/ VAS-

(Blood) Vessel; Vas deferens

Vēna/ VEN-

Vein

Venter, Ventris/ VENTR-

Belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity

Alveus/ ALVE-

Hollow, cavity

Amygdalē/ AMYGDAL-

(Almond) Tonsil

Anthrax, Anthrakos/ ANTHRAX-, ANTHRAX-

Coal; Anthrax

Auxein/ AUX-, -AUXE, -AUXIS

Grow, increase

Baktērion/ BACTER(I)-

(Small staff) Bacterium

bronchos/ BRONCH(I)-

(Windpipe) Bronchus

Kapnos/ CAPN-

(Smoke) Carbon dioxide

Kokkos/ COCC-, -COCCUS

(Berry) Coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)

Konins/ CONI-, KONI-

Dust

Labium/ LABI-

Lip

Larynx, Laryngos/ LARYNX, LARYNG-

Larynx

Paresis/ PARESIS

Slackening of strength, paralysis

Phranyx, Pharyngos/ PHARYNX, PHARYNG-

(Throat) Pharynx

Physa/ PHYS-

Air, gas

Pleura/ PLEUR-

(Side) Pluera

Pnein/ PNE-

Breathe

Pneuma, Pneumatos/ PNEUM(AT)-

(Breath) Air, gas

Pneumōn/ PNEUM(ON)-

Long

Sidēros/ SIDER-

Iron

Spīrāre, Spīrātus/ SPIR(AT)-

Breathe

Staphylē/ STAPHYL-

(Bunch of grapes) Uvula, palate; Staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like bunches of grapes)

Sternon/ STERN-

Chest, breast, breastbone

Stēthos/ STETH-

Chest, breast

Streptos/ STREPT-

(Twisted) Streptococci (microorganism that form twisted chains)

Sūdor/ SUD(OR)-

Sweat, fluid

Thōrax, Thōrakos/ THORAX, THORAC-

Chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax

Trachys/ TRACH(E)-, TRACHY-

(Rough) Trachea

Bīlis/ BILI-

Bile

Kardia/ CARDI-

Cardia (upper orifice of the stomach)

Caecus/ CEC-

(Blind) Cecum

Klyzein/ CLY(S)-

Rinse out, inject fluid

Kopros/ COPR-

Excrement, fecal matter

Kreas, Kreatos/ CREAT-

Flesh

Dochos/ -DOCH-

Duct

Duodēnī/ DUODEN-

(12) Duodenum

Oisophagos/ ESOPHAG-

Esophagus

Faex, Faecis/ FEC-

(Sediment) Excrement, fecal matter

Geuein/ GEUS(T)-

Taste

Gingīva/ GINGIV-

Gum (of the mouth)

Glōssa/ GLOSS-

Tongue

Īleum/ ILE-

Ileum

Jējūnus/ JEJUN-

(Empty) Jejunum

Liēn/ LIEN-

Spleen

Lingua/ LINGU-

Tongue

Osmē/ OSM-

Sense of smell; Odor

Osphrēsis/ OSPHR-

Sense of smell

Peptein/ PEPS-, PEPT-

Digest

Proktos/ PROCT-

Anus

Pylē/ PYLE-

(Gate) portal vein

Pylōros/ PYLOR-

(Gatekeeper) Pylorus

Rectus/ RECT-

(Straight) Rectum

Skōr, SKatos/ SCAT-

Excrement, fecal matter

Sialon/ SIAL-

Saliva, salivary duct

Sigma/ SIGM-

(The Greek letter S) Sigmoid colon

Sphinctēr/ SPHINCTER-

Sphincter muscle

Splanchnon/ SPLANCHN-

Internal organ, viscus

Typhlos/ TYPHL-

(Blind) Cecum

Zymē/ ZYM-

(Leaven) Ferment, fermentation; Enzyme