final for med term

pre

before

peri

around

post

after

a or an

without or no

ad

toward

ab

away

dys

difficult

endo

inside

hyper

elevated

inter

between

poly

many

sub

below

anti

against

eu

good

ex

without

ecto

outside

hypo

depressed

olgio

scant

super

above

naso

nose

rhino

nose

reno

kidney

nephro

kidney

pertaining to

ac, al, an, ar, ary, eal, ic, ine, ous, tic

ectomy

surgical removal

pexy

suture to stabilize

plasty

surgical repair

stomy

surgically create an opening

tomy

cutting into

centesis

surgical removal of fluid

gram

record of

graph

insturment that records

graphy

procedure that records

lysis

separation or breakdown

osis

abnormal condition

scope

instrument that visually examines

scopy

procedure used to visually examine

rrhagia

bursting forth

rraphy

to suture

rrhea

flow discharge

rrhexis

rupture

logy

study of

logist

specialist

medial

towards middle

lateral

away midline

ventral

towards belly

dorsal

towards the back

cranial

towards head

caudal

towards tail

rostral

towards head

proximal

closer to attachment point of the body

distal

farther away from point of the body

palmar

back of fore feet

plantar

back of rear feet

anterior

situated in the front

posterior

situated in the back

superficial

closer to the outer surface

deep

closer to center of the body

midsagittal plane

divides body into equal right/left halves

sagittal plane

unequal right/left parts

dorsal plane

divides the body into back and belly parts

transverse plane

divides the body into cranial and caudal plane

cranial cavity

brain in the skull

spinal cavity

spinal cord within the spinal column

thoracic/ chest cavity

heart lungs within the ribs behind neck and diaphragm

pelvic cavity

reproductive and some excretory organs bounded by pelvic bones

abdominal cavity

organs between diaphragm and pelvic cavity peritoneal cavity

cyto

cell

plasm

formative material of cells

proto

first

histo

tissue

what are the types of tissues

epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous

plasia

growth of tissues and cell #

trphy

increased size of tissue and cells

ana

without

neo

new

oma

tumor

benign

non cancerous

malignant

tending to spread and become life threatening

adeno

gland

crine

secrete

what does the musculoskeletal system do

supports the body and allows movement of the animal

what are the functions of the skeletal system

framework that provides support /protection, formation of blood cells, stores/releases minerals and aids in movement

osteo, osse, ossi

bone

clasts

break

blasts

immature

osteocytes

mature bone cells

hema

blood

poietic

formation

erythrocytes

red blood cells

leukocytes

white blood cells

thrombocytes

clotting cells

chondro

cartilage

arthro

joints

articulations

joints

synarthroses

immovable

amphiarthroses

slightly moveable

diarthroses

freely moveable

define ligament

one bone to another bone

define tendon

muscle to bone