BRCC MEDICAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔endocrine system - ✔✔-Composed of endocrine glands distributed throughout the
body. These glands are: pituitary, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads (ovaries and
testes), and thymus
-Regulates body activities through the use of hormones which when released into the
bloodstream influence metabolic activities, growth, and development
-Endocine glands make up this system
✔✔aden/o - ✔✔combining form for gland
✔✔sarc/o - ✔✔combining form for flesh, connective tissue
✔✔cyt/o - ✔✔combining form for cell
✔✔rhabd/o - ✔✔combining form for rod-shaped striated
✔✔hist/o - ✔✔combining form for tissue
✔✔somat/o - ✔✔combining form for body
✔✔onc/o - ✔✔combining form for tumor, mass
✔✔ Word Root - ✔✔The word part that is the core of the word
Example: play in play/er; arthr in rather/itis
✔✔Prefix - ✔✔The word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its
meaning
Example: re in re/play; sub in sub/hepat/ic
✔✔Suffix - ✔✔The word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning
Example: er in play/er; ic in heptic
, ✔✔Combining vowel - ✔✔The word part, usually an o, used to ease pronunciation. It
connects two word roots, connects a word root and suffix, and is NOT placed to connect
a prefix and word root
Example: o is oste/o/arthr/itis; hept in sub/hept/ic
✔✔anter/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning front
✔✔caud/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning tail (downward)
✔✔cephalic/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning head (upward)
✔✔dist/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning away (from the point of attachment of a body
part)
✔✔dors/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning back
✔✔infer/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning below
✔✔later/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning side
✔✔medi/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning middle
✔✔poster/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning back, behind
✔✔proxim/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning near (the point of attachment of a body part)
✔✔super/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning above
✔✔ventr/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning belly (front)
✔✔cutane/o, demro/o, dermat/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning skin
✔✔hidr/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning sweat
✔✔kerat/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning horny tissue (keratin), hard; can also refer to
the cornea of the eye
✔✔onych/o, ungu/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning nail
✔✔seb/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning sebum (oil)
✔✔aut/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning self
✔✔endocrine system - ✔✔-Composed of endocrine glands distributed throughout the
body. These glands are: pituitary, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads (ovaries and
testes), and thymus
-Regulates body activities through the use of hormones which when released into the
bloodstream influence metabolic activities, growth, and development
-Endocine glands make up this system
✔✔aden/o - ✔✔combining form for gland
✔✔sarc/o - ✔✔combining form for flesh, connective tissue
✔✔cyt/o - ✔✔combining form for cell
✔✔rhabd/o - ✔✔combining form for rod-shaped striated
✔✔hist/o - ✔✔combining form for tissue
✔✔somat/o - ✔✔combining form for body
✔✔onc/o - ✔✔combining form for tumor, mass
✔✔ Word Root - ✔✔The word part that is the core of the word
Example: play in play/er; arthr in rather/itis
✔✔Prefix - ✔✔The word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its
meaning
Example: re in re/play; sub in sub/hepat/ic
✔✔Suffix - ✔✔The word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning
Example: er in play/er; ic in heptic
, ✔✔Combining vowel - ✔✔The word part, usually an o, used to ease pronunciation. It
connects two word roots, connects a word root and suffix, and is NOT placed to connect
a prefix and word root
Example: o is oste/o/arthr/itis; hept in sub/hept/ic
✔✔anter/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning front
✔✔caud/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning tail (downward)
✔✔cephalic/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning head (upward)
✔✔dist/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning away (from the point of attachment of a body
part)
✔✔dors/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning back
✔✔infer/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning below
✔✔later/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning side
✔✔medi/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning middle
✔✔poster/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning back, behind
✔✔proxim/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning near (the point of attachment of a body part)
✔✔super/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning above
✔✔ventr/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning belly (front)
✔✔cutane/o, demro/o, dermat/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning skin
✔✔hidr/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning sweat
✔✔kerat/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning horny tissue (keratin), hard; can also refer to
the cornea of the eye
✔✔onych/o, ungu/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning nail
✔✔seb/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning sebum (oil)
✔✔aut/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning self
