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What is a compound?
What is a compound?
- A foundation of a word
- A word root
- A word formed from two or more whole words (correct)
- A combining form
What is the foundation of a word that cannot stand alone?
What is the foundation of a word that cannot stand alone?
Root
What is a combining form?
What is a combining form?
- A word part added to the end of a root word
- A word root with an added vowel (correct)
- A word that can stand alone
- The standard reference position for the body
What does 'Broncho' or 'Pulmo' refer to?
What does 'Broncho' or 'Pulmo' refer to?
What does 'Cardi' mean?
What does 'Cardi' mean?
What does 'Gastro' refer to?
What does 'Gastro' refer to?
What does 'Hepat' mean?
What does 'Hepat' mean?
What does 'Neur' refer to?
What does 'Neur' refer to?
What is the meaning of 'Nas'?
What is the meaning of 'Nas'?
What does 'Or' mean?
What does 'Or' mean?
What does 'Pneumo' refer to?
What does 'Pneumo' refer to?
What does 'Ab' mean?
What does 'Ab' mean?
What does 'Ad' refer to?
What does 'Ad' refer to?
What does 'ante' mean?
What does 'ante' mean?
What does 'Brady' mean?
What does 'Brady' mean?
What does 'Dys' refer to?
What does 'Dys' refer to?
What does 'Hyper' mean?
What does 'Hyper' mean?
What does 'Hypo' refer to?
What does 'Hypo' refer to?
What does 'Inter' mean?
What does 'Inter' mean?
What does 'Peri' mean?
What does 'Peri' mean?
What does 'Poly' refer to?
What does 'Poly' refer to?
What does 'Post' mean?
What does 'Post' mean?
What does 'Pre' refer to?
What does 'Pre' refer to?
What does 'Super/Supra' mean?
What does 'Super/Supra' mean?
What does 'Tachy' mean?
What does 'Tachy' mean?
What does 'Uni' refer to?
What does 'Uni' refer to?
What does '-ac' mean?
What does '-ac' mean?
What does '-algia' refer to?
What does '-algia' refer to?
What does '-emisis' mean?
What does '-emisis' mean?
What does '-itis' refer to?
What does '-itis' refer to?
What does '-ology' mean?
What does '-ology' mean?
What does '-plegia' refer to?
What does '-plegia' refer to?
What does '-pnea' mean?
What does '-pnea' mean?
What does '-rrhea' refer to?
What does '-rrhea' refer to?
What does '-spasm' mean?
What does '-spasm' mean?
What does '-al' mean?
What does '-al' mean?
What does '-ist' refer to?
What does '-ist' refer to?
What is a prefix?
What is a prefix?
What is a suffix?
What is a suffix?
What does 'Anatomy' mean?
What does 'Anatomy' mean?
What does 'Physiology' refer to?
What does 'Physiology' refer to?
What is the anatomic position?
What is the anatomic position?
What does 'Plane' mean?
What does 'Plane' mean?
What is the midline?
What is the midline?
What does 'Medial' mean?
What does 'Medial' mean?
What does 'Lateral' refer to?
What does 'Lateral' refer to?
What does 'Bilateral' mean?
What does 'Bilateral' mean?
What does 'Unilateral' refer to?
What does 'Unilateral' refer to?
What is the mid axillary line?
What is the mid axillary line?
What are abdominal quadrants?
What are abdominal quadrants?
What does the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) contain?
What does the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) contain?
What does the Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) contain?
What does the Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) contain?
What does the Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ) contain?
What does the Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ) contain?
What does the Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ) contain?
What does the Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ) contain?
What does 'Supine' mean?
What does 'Supine' mean?
What does 'Prone' refer to?
What does 'Prone' refer to?
What is the recovery position?
What is the recovery position?
What does Fowler position mean?
What does Fowler position mean?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Overview
- Compound: A word formed from two or more whole words.
- Root: The foundation of a word that cannot stand alone.
- Combining form: A word root combined with a vowel, enabling formation of new words.
Body System Roots
- Broncho/Pulmo: Relates to the lungs.
- Cardi: Refers to the heart.
- Gastro: Pertaining to the stomach.
- Hepat: Indicates liver.
- Neur: Relates to nerves.
- Nas: Refers to the nose or nasal areas.
- Or: Relates to the mouth or oral regions.
- Pneumo: Indicates air or lungs.
Prefixes Indicating Position or Condition
- Ab: Means away from.
- Ad: Means toward or near.
- Ante: Indicates before.
- Brady: Refers to slow or below normal.
- Contra: Means against.
- Dys: Indicates difficult or painful conditions.
- Hyper: Means above normal or high.
- Hypo: Refers to below normal or low.
- Inter: Indicates between.
- Peri: Means around.
- Poly: Refers to many.
- Post: Means after.
- Pre: Indicates before.
- Super/Supra: Means above or in excess.
- Tachy: Refers to above normal or rapid.
- Uni: Means one.
Suffixes Indicating Conditions and Processes
- -ac: Pertaining to.
- -algia: Refers to pain.
- -emesis: Indicates vomiting.
- -itis: Refers to inflammation.
- -ology: The study of.
- -plegia: Refers to paralysis.
- -pnea: Indicates breathing.
- -rrhea: Refers to discharge.
- -spasm: Indicates contraction.
- -al: Pertaining to.
- -ist: One who specializes in.
Anatomy and Physiology Basics
- Anatomy: The study of body structure.
- Physiology: The study of body function.
- Anatomic position: Standard reference position with the body standing, arms at sides, palms forward.
Anatomical Terminology
- Plane: A flat surface formed by slicing through a solid object.
- Midline: An imaginary line down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left halves.
- Medial: Toward the midline of the body.
- Lateral: Away from the midline.
- Bilateral: On both sides.
- Unilateral: Limited to one side.
Body Orientation Terms
- Mid axillary line: Vertical line through the midpoint of the armpit to the ankle.
- Anterior: Front of the body.
- Posterior: Back of the body.
- Ventral: Referring to the front.
- Dorsal: Referring to the back.
- Superior: Toward the head.
- Inferior: Away from the head.
- Proximal: Closer to the torso.
- Distal: Farther from the torso.
Torso and Limb Terminology
- Torso: The trunk of the body without the head and extremities.
- Palmar: Referring to the palm of the hand.
- Plantar: Referring to the sole of the foot.
- Mid clavicular: Line through the center of each clavicle.
Abdominal Quadrants
- Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ): Contains liver, right kidney, colon, pancreas, and gallbladder.
- Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ): Houses liver, spleen, left kidney, stomach, colon, pancreas.
- Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ): Includes right kidney, colon, small intestine, major blood vessels to the right leg, ureter, appendix.
- Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ): Contains left kidney, colon, small intestine, major blood vessels to the left leg, ureter.
Patient Positions
- Supine: Lying on the back.
- Prone: Lying face down.
- Recovery position: Lying on the side (lateral recumbent position).
- Fowler position: A sitting position.
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