MMSC 200 Exam 1 (Ch. 1-6) – Questions With
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a syllable or word that comes before a root word to
prefix
change its meaning
suffix A word or letter placed after the root.
combining form combination of the root and the combining vowel
combining vowel connects roots to suffixes and roots to other roots
1) All medical terms MUST have a suffix
2) Most terms have at least one root(exceptions:
apnea, anemia)
3)Some terms do not have a prefix or combining
vowel, but they all do have a suffix (gastritis,
hepatic)
Rules of Medical terms
4) Combining vowels are used to connect two roots
or a root and suffix
5) Combining vowel taken out if suffix begins with
vowel (encephalopathy)
6) Prefix can be attached to root without combining
vowel (subhepatic)
Hematology study of blood
electrocardiogram record of the electrical activity of the heart
gastritis inflammation of the stomach
subgastric pertaining to below the stomach
Cell fundamental unit of all living things
, Shorten to cause movement of
the body. They move the
muscle cells
skeleton, heart, and internal
organs
fast cell communication, sends
impulses through nervous
nerve cells
system
skin cells that cover the outside
of the body and line the
epithelial cells
internal surfaces of organs
store nutrients
fat cells
4 types of tissues of the epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous
body
A body tissue that provides support for the body
connective tissue
and connects all of its parts
A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body,
epithelial tissue
inside and out(made of cells closely packed)
A connective tissue that is
more flexible than bone and
Cartilage that protects the ends of
bones and keeps them from
rubbing together.
histologist specialist in the study of tissues
Body cavities are the spaces within the body that
body cavity
contain internal organs(viscera).
What organs does the brain and pituitary gland
cranial cavity hold?
What organs does the Lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes
thoracic cavity hold?
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Terms in this set (212)
a syllable or word that comes before a root word to
prefix
change its meaning
suffix A word or letter placed after the root.
combining form combination of the root and the combining vowel
combining vowel connects roots to suffixes and roots to other roots
1) All medical terms MUST have a suffix
2) Most terms have at least one root(exceptions:
apnea, anemia)
3)Some terms do not have a prefix or combining
vowel, but they all do have a suffix (gastritis,
hepatic)
Rules of Medical terms
4) Combining vowels are used to connect two roots
or a root and suffix
5) Combining vowel taken out if suffix begins with
vowel (encephalopathy)
6) Prefix can be attached to root without combining
vowel (subhepatic)
Hematology study of blood
electrocardiogram record of the electrical activity of the heart
gastritis inflammation of the stomach
subgastric pertaining to below the stomach
Cell fundamental unit of all living things
, Shorten to cause movement of
the body. They move the
muscle cells
skeleton, heart, and internal
organs
fast cell communication, sends
impulses through nervous
nerve cells
system
skin cells that cover the outside
of the body and line the
epithelial cells
internal surfaces of organs
store nutrients
fat cells
4 types of tissues of the epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous
body
A body tissue that provides support for the body
connective tissue
and connects all of its parts
A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body,
epithelial tissue
inside and out(made of cells closely packed)
A connective tissue that is
more flexible than bone and
Cartilage that protects the ends of
bones and keeps them from
rubbing together.
histologist specialist in the study of tissues
Body cavities are the spaces within the body that
body cavity
contain internal organs(viscera).
What organs does the brain and pituitary gland
cranial cavity hold?
What organs does the Lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes
thoracic cavity hold?
