Quiz 1: Gearing up for Everest

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