Health Science Theory Chapters 4-7

Ankyl/o means "stiff, bent."

Tars/o means "ankle."

Lumb/o means "loin, lower back."

Femor/o means "femur," or thighbone.

The fascia are the fibrous connective tissue that binds muscles together. The correct root for fascia is fasci/o.

The bursa are the small fluid-filled sacs found near the body’s joints. The correct root for bursa is burs/o.

Tax/o refers to arrangement, order, coordination.

The root of metacarpectomy is carp/o, meaning "wrist."

Spondyloarthropathy has 2 roots: spondylo vertebra; arthro joint.

Craniosynostosis breaks into ROOT: cranio (head, skull) + syn (together) + ROOT: ost (bone) + SUFFIX: osis (condition).

The correct roots for ankylosing spondylitis are ankylo stiff, bent; spondylo vertebra.

Decker was not diagnosed with kyphosis (abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine).

Asthenia is the root meaning "weakness."

Paresis is the root meaning "slight or partial paralysis."

Esthesi/o is the root meaning "feeling, sensation."

Dur/o refers to the tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

Mening/o, meningi/o refers to the entire membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

Gangli/o refers to the nerve bundle.

Myel/o refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow.

Psych/o means "mind" and is associated with the function of the nervous system.

Schizophrenia breaks into PREFIX: schizo (divide) + ROOT: phren (mind) + SUFFIX: ia (condition).

Somnambulism breaks into ROOT: somn (sleep) + ROOT: ambul (walk) + SUFFIX: ism (condition).

Hypnotic breaks into ROOT: hypno (sleep) + SUFFIX: tic (pertaining to).

MRA, or magnetic resonance angiography is a procedure used to examine blood vessels.

Excessive desire is demonstrated by the suffix -mania.

The brain consists of four lobes, frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal.

The brain consists of gray and white matter.

The root -opia refers to a vision condition, not the actual eye.

The vestibule is the small space in front of the semicircular ear canals.

The conjunctiva (root conjunctiv/o) is the clear membrane that covers the sclera and lines the eyelids.

Cycl/o is the root for "ciliary body," the circle of tissue surrounding the lens.

Lacrim/o means "tear

Phac/o means "lens."

Salping/o is derived from the Latin word salpinx, which means "trumpet." It can refer to both the Eustachian tubes and the fallopian tubes.

Myring/o means "eardrum."

Acous/o means "sound."

The mastoid process (root mastoid/o) refers to the part of the skull behind the ear.

Dacryolith breaks into dacryo (tear) + lith (stone) = hard formation (stone) in the tear system.

Tympanic perforation breaks into ROOT: tympan (eardrum) + ic (pertaining to) + per (through) + for (pierce) + ation (condition) = tear or hole in the ear drum.

Blepharoconjunctivitis breaks into blepharo (eyelid) + conjunctiv (conjunctiva) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva.

Sclerokeratitis breaks into sclero (sclera) + kerat (cornea) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the sclera and cornea.

The roots adren/o, adrenal/o mean "adrenal gland."

The root cortic/o means "outer surface."

The root crin/o means "secrete."

-tropin means "stimulating hormone."

gonad/o refers to the gonads, which are sex organs.

Hypoparathyroidism breaks into PREFIX: hypo (under) + PREFIX: para (beside) + ROOT: thyroid (thyroid) + SUFFIX: ism (condition) = underproduction by the parathyroid.

Hypophysitis breaks into ROOT: hypophys (pituitary) + SUFFIX: itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the pituitary gland.

Polyadenopathy breaks into PREFIX: poly (many) + ROOT: adeno (gland) + SUFFIX: pathy (disease) = disease involving many glands.

The root ket/o refers to ketone bodies, which is not a gland in the endocrine system. It is a substance that increases in the blood as a result of faulty carbohydrate metabolism.

The term pancreas comes from two reek words: pan (all) and kreas (flesh).

Three common types of sugar are sucrose, glucose, and fructose.