Medical Terminology Mid-term Revision Sheet (Body Systems)

Medical Terminology Mid-term Revision Sheet (Body Systems)  The Body’s Organization : 1. Cerv/o means (Neck – Back – Head – Shoulders) 2. Anter/o means : (Front – Anterior – All answers are correct). 3. Chondr/o means : (Bone – Cartilage – Joint – Muscle). 4. Cyt/o means cell (True). 5. Dors/o means : (Posterior – Back – Front – Anterior) 6. Gastr/o means : (Stomach – Intestines – Pancreas – Liver) 7. Inguin/o means : (Groin – Joint – Muscle – Bone). 8. My/o means : (Spinal Cord – Muscle — Bone Marrow – Tendon). 9. Myel/o means : (Spinal Cord – Muscle – Bone Marrow – Tendon). 10. Neur/o means : (Nerve – Neuron – All answers are correct). 11. Poster/o means : (Posterior— Back – All answers are correct). 12. Proxim/o means : (Near – Far – upon – below). 13. Sarc means : (Skin – Flesh – Cortex – Outer Layer) 14. Super/o means superior (True). 15. Epi- means upon, infra- means below, and hypo- means : (Below – Deficient – All answers are correct). 16. Leio- means smooth, and trans- means : (Between – Inside – Across – Within). 17. -ic means pertaining to, and -oid means : (Like – Resemblance to – All answers are correct). 18. -edema means watery fluid in organs (False, it means watery fluid in tissues). 19. Both of -cyte and cyt/o mean cell (True). 20. -ium means : (Structure – Tissue – All answers are correct). 21. -oma means : (Tumor – Abnormal Condition – Disease – Inflammation). 22. Epigastric means : (Area just above the stomach, pertaining to above the stomach , pertaining to the area above the stomach). 23. Hypogastric means : (Pertaining to below the stomach, area just below the stomach, pertaining to the area below the stomach).  The Integumentary System : 1. Albin/o means : (White – Yellow – Blue – Red - Black). 2. Cirrh/o, jaund/o, and xanth/o mean : (White – Yellow – Blue – Red – Black). 3. Cyan/o means : (White – Yellow – Blue – Red – Black). 4. Erythr/o means : (White – Yellow – Blue – Red – Black). 5. Melan/o means : (White – Yellow – Blue – Red – Black). 6. Cutane/o, derm/o/at/ato, -derma, mean skin (True). 7. Fero means : (To take – To carry – To give – All answers are correct). 8. Xer/o means dry, and ichthy/o means : (Dry – Scaly – Fishlike – All answers are correct). 9. Kerat/o means : (Hornlike). 10. Myc/o means : (Algae – Bacteria – Fungus – Virus). 11. Onych/o means nail, and pil/o means : (Hair – Head – Ear – Nose). 12. Scler/o means hardening, and malacia means : (Hardening – Softening – Easiness – Softness). 13. Sudor/i/ means sweat, and seb/o means : (Sebum – Oil – Fat – All answers are correct). 14. An- means with, and de- means removal (False, an- means without). 15. Epi- means upon, and sub- means : (Below – Under – All answers are correct). 16. Hyper- means above normal, and para means : (Alongside of – Abnormal – All answers are correct) 17. Anti- means against (True). 18. -ia means condition, which is the same as -ism, and -osis could mean : (Abnormal Condition – Condition – All answers are correct). 19. Scleroderma means : (Chronic hardening and thickening of the skin, hardening of the skin).  The Skeletal System : 1. Ankyl/o means : (Stiff – Fused – Closed – All answers are correct). 2. Oste/o means bone, and arthr/o means : (Cartilage – Joint – Bone – Skin). 3. Brachi/o means hand, while cheir/o means arm (False, brachi/o means arm, while cheir/o means hand). 4. Cervic/o is the same as ……., which means neck : (Cerv/o – Cervi/o – Cervic – Cerv/i). 5. Dactyl/o means : (Finger – Toe – Foot – All answers are correct). 6. Lumb/o means lower back, and thorac/o means : (Thorax – Chest – All answers are correct). 7. Orthr/o means : (Correct – Straight – All answers are correct). 8. 9. Ped/o means foot, or child (True). Scoli/o means : (Straight – Twisted – Narrow – Wide). 10. Syn- means joined together, and zygo- means : (Joined Together – Yoked Together – All answers are correct). 11. Amphi- means one side (False, it means both sides). 12. -osis and -sis both mean condition (True). 13. -kinesia means : (Joint – Stiff – Movement – Stand). 14. -porosis means : (Porous – Pores – All answers are correct). 15. Osteoarthritis means : (Degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, inflammation of the joint and the bone). 16. Scoliosis means : (Lateral curvature of the spine).  The Muscular System : 1. Cardi/o means : (Heart – Chest – Muscle – Bone) 2. Fasci/o means fibrous membrane, and fibr/o means : (Cell – Membrane – Fiber). 3. Kinesi/o is the same as -kinesia, which means : (Joint – Movement – Stand - Muscle). 4. Muscul/o is the same as my/o, which means : (Joint – Movement – Stand – Muscle) 5. Pedic’s means : (Foot - Child – All answers are correct). 6. Scler/o means hard, but sthen/o means : (Strength – Weakness – Softness – Hardness). 7. The suffix that means (Tendon) is : (Tend/o – Tendin/o – All answers are correct). 8. The suffix that means (Tone) is : (Tone/o – Ton/o – All answers are correct). 9. Epi- usually means upon, but in the muscular system, it can also mean around (True). 10. Para- usually means alongside of, or abnormal, but in the muscular system, it can also mean : (Beside – Beyond – Near – All answers are correct). 11. A- means : (Deficient – Without – All answers are correct). 12. Hemi- means half, and quadri- means : (One – Two – Three – Four). 13. -plegia means paralysis, and -paresis means : (Partial Paralysis). 14. Fibromyalgia means : (A disorder that causes widespread pain and tenderness to touch, pain of the fibers of a muscle). 15. Hemiplegia means : (Paralysis of one side of the body).  The Nervous System : 1. Cerebell/o means the cerebellum, and cerebr/o means : (The Cerebrum – The Brain – All answers are correct). 2. Cortic/o means : (Skin – Outer Layer – Covering – All answers are correct). 3. Esthesi/o means (Sensation). 4. …… means glue : (Gly/o – Gli/o – All answers are correct). 5. …… means water : (Hydr/o – Hydro – Hydri – Hydr/i). 6. …… refers to the mind : (Ment/o – Psych/o – All answers are correct). 7. Schiz/o means to split, and iatr/o means : (To treat – Physician – All answers are correct). 8. Meningi/o means : (Cell – Membrane – All answers are correct). 9. Di- means : (One – Two – Three – Four). 10. Myel/o means spinal cord, but it can also mean bone marrow (True). 11. An- means with (False, it means without). 12. -mnesia means : (Brain – Mind – Memory – Head). 13. -oid means like, or resemblance to (True). 14. -paresis means partial paralysis, but it can also mean : (Weakness – Strength – Loss of Movement – Hardening). 15. -phasia means : (Paralysis – Speech – All answers are correct). 16. Anesthesia means : (A condition of absence of sensation). 17. Encephalitis means : (Inflammation of the brain).  The Endocrine System : 1. Acr/o means : (Extremes – Extremetes – Extremities – Extreme). 2. Aden/o means gland, and …… means adrenal glands : (Adren/o – Adrenal/o – All answers are correct). 3. Endocrin/o means endocrine, and crin/o means : (To separate – Secrete – Gland – All answers are correct). 4. …… means calcium : (Calci/o – Calc/i – All answers are correct). 5. Parathyr/o, parathyroid/o mean parathyroid gland, and …… means parathyroid gland : (Thyr/o – Thyroid/o – All answers are correct). 6. …… means pancreas : (Pancreat/o – Pancreas/o – All answers are correct). 7. …… means pituitary gland : (Hypophysi/o – Hypophys/o – All answers are correct). 8. -tropin means : (Nourishment – Stimulation – All answers are correct). 9. Enlargement is the meaning of the suffix : (-mega — -megaly – All answers are correct). 10. …… means urine : (-uria — -urio — -urie — All answers are correct). 11. Glycosuria means : (Sugar in the urine). 12. Thyroiditis means : (Inflammation of the thyroid gland).  Important Questions :  The body is organized by : (Cells — Tissues — Organs — Systems — All answers are correct).  This system protects the body from various kinds of damage, and includes the skin, hair, nails, and sebaceous and sudoriferous glands : (Skeletal System – Integumentary System — Nervous System).  This system is the basic structure of our body : (Skeletal System – Endocrine System — Nervous System).  This system is responsible for movement, posture, and control of certain circulatory functions : (Endocrine System — Nervous System — Muscular System).  This system coordinates the body’s involuntary and voluntary actions : (Endocrine System — Nervous System — Muscular System).  This system consists of glands that produce hormones, and it works with the nervous system to maintain body’s homeostasis : (Endocrine System — Nervous System — Muscular System).