Anatomy and Terminology Quiz 4

carp/o

wrist bones

cis/o

cut

cost/o

rib

cutane/o

skin

dactyl/o

fingers, toes

duct/o

lead, carry

flex/o

bend

furc/o

branching

gloss/o

tongue

glyc/o

sugar

immun/o

protection

morph/o

shape, form

mort/o

death

nat/i

birth

norm/o

rule, order

pub/o

pubis (public bone); anterior portion of the pelvic/hipbone

seps/o

infection

somn/o

sleep

son/o

sound

tens/o

force, strain, stretch

the/o

put, place

thel/o, theli/o

nipple

thyr/o

thyroid gland; shield (the shape of the the thyroid gland resembled (-oid) a shield to those who name it)

top/o

place, position, location

tox/o

poison

trache/o

windpipe, trachea

urethr/o

urethra

ox/o

oxygen

-crine

secrete

-drome

run

-fusion

coming together; to pour

-gen

substance that produces

-lapse

slide, fall, sag

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, seperation

-meter

measure

-mission

send

-or

one who

-osia

oxygen

-partum

birth, labor

-phoria

bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

-physis

grow

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasm

structure or formation

-pnea

breathing

-ptom

happening, occurence

-ptosis

falling, drooping, relapse

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-trophy

development, nourishment

a-, an-

not, not without

apnea

not breathing (breathing stops during sleep)

anoxia

not without oxygen

ab-

away from

abnormal

away from normal (not normal)

abductor

lead away/carry away (ab- - b faces away from the a)

ad-

toward

adductor

lead towards (ad- - d faces towards the a)

adrenal glands

glands located on top of each kidney

ana-

up, apart

anabolism

process that builds up proteins

analysis

seperating up components for examination

ante-

before, forwards

antecibum

before meals

anteflexion

bending forward

antepartum

before birth/labor

anti-

against

antibiotic

destroy/inhibit growth of microorganisms (bacteria)

antibody

protein produced against an antigen (foreign body)

antigen

substance that stimulates the production of an antibody

antisepsis

substance that fights infection

antitoxin

antibody that acts against a toxin

auto-

self, own

autoimmune disease

the body makes antibodies against its own good cells and tissues; causes inflammation and injury

bi-

two

bifurcation

normal splitting into 2 branchess

bilateral

affecting/involving two sides

brady-

slow

bradycardia

slow heart rate (less than 60)

cata-

down

catabolism

breakdown of proteins

con-

with, together

congenital anomaly

baby with physical/structural abnormality at birth

connective

bind/tie with or together

contra-

against, opposite

contraindication

a reason against

contralateral

opposite two sides

de-

down, lack of

dehydration

lack of water/fluids

dia-

through, complete

diameter

distance straight through a structure

diarrhea

complete discharge

dialysis

complete breakdown

dys-

abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

dyspnea

difficult breathing

dysentry

disease causing painful diarrhea (often with blood and mucus)

dystrophy

bad nourishment

dysplasia

abnormal development

ec-

in, within

endocardium

inner lining of the heart structure

endoscope

instrument to visually examine within