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HLTH 1981 MedicalTerminology Final Exam
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Rivers University HLTH 1981 Medical Terminology Final Exam study tips solution Thompson Rivers University
combining forms
created when a word root is combined with a vowel
suffix
the word ending that modifies and gives essential meaning to the root
prefix
a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning
Suffix Types
surgical, diagnostic, pathological, grammatical
three basic rules for building medical words
Define the suffix or last part of the word first. Next, define the first part of the word which may be a word root or a prefix. Finally, define the middle part(s) of the word.
compound word
Two or more words combined to create a new or more specific word.
combining vowel is usually
O
plural suffixes means
When a word changes from singular to plural, the suffix is the part that changes.
plural suffixes
-ae, -aces, -ices, -es, -mata, -a, -i, -ies
Explain the system level of the organization of the body
The eleven systems are the integumentary, musculoskeletal, muscular, respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular, urinary, endocrine, lymphatic, nervous, and reproductive.
Midsagittal (median) plane
divides the body into right and left sides coronal (frontal) plane
vertical division of the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions
Anterior (ventral) portion
the front part of the body
Posterior (dorsal) portion
the back part of the body
Transverse (horizontal) plane
divides the body into superior and inferior parts
anatomial position
What are the directional terms?
Superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, proximal, and distal.
dorsal cavity
includes the cranial and spinal cavities. ventral cavity
includes the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.
Abdominopelvic Regions
right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac
Abdominopelvic Quadrants
right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, and left lower quadrant
What are the 5 sections of the spine?
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
-a (turn plural)
keep a add e
-ax (turn plural)
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