Medical Term. Final
A suffix that means weakness is ________.
-asthenia
A suffix that means to surgically break is ________.
-clasia
A suffix that means movement is ________.
-kinesia
A suffix that means porous is ________.
-porosis
The study of tissues is called cytology.
FALSE The study of tissues is called histology. The study of cells is called cytology.
The term cranial means pertaining to the head.
FALSE The term cranial means pertaining to the skull. The term cephalic means pertaining to the head.
Bone and cartilage are types of nervous tissue.
False
Cancellous bone is also called compact bone.
False
Carpus means ankle bone.
False
Gynecology is the branch of medicine that treats the male reproductive tract.
False
Lordosis is an excessive curvature of the thoracic spine.
False
The abbreviation UE stands for the leg.
False
The kidneys are part of the hematic system.
False
The lower extremities are the brachial region of the body.
False
The opposite action from depression is eversion.
False
Adipose is a type of connective tissue.
True
All cells have a cell membrane.
True
Bending a joint is flexion.
True
Muscular dystrophy is an inherited disease.
True
Stress fractures are caused by repetitive low-impact forces.
True
Systemic lupus erythematosus causes joint pain and arthritis.
True
The abbreviation LE stands for the leg.
True
The directional term anterior means pertaining to the front.
True
The dorsum is found on the posterior side of the trunk.
True
The respiratory system obtains oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the body.
True
The sagittal plane divides the body into left and right portions.
True
The term prone means lying face downward.
True
The umbilical region centers over the navel.
True
The combining form that means abdomen is ________.
abdomin/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the abdomen is ________.
abdominal
The combining form that means fat is ________.
adip/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the front is ________.
anterior
A combining form that means joint is ________.
arthr/o, articul/o
A medical term that means surgically break a joint is ________.
arthroclasia
A medical term that means fusion of a joint is ________.
arthrodesis
A medical term that means cutting into a joint is ________.
arthrotomy
A medical term that means lack of muscle tone is ________.
atonia
The combining form that means arm is ________.
brachi/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the arm is ________.
brachial
A medical term that means slow movement is ________.
bradykinesia
A medical term that means pertaining to the heart and blood vessels is ________.
cardiovascular
The combining form that means tail is ________.
caud/o
The combining form that means head is ________.
cephal/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the head is ________.
cephalic
The combining form that means neck is ________.
cervic/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the neck is ________.
cervical
A medical term that means bone and cartilage tumor is ________.
chondr/o
The combining form that means cartilage is ________.
chondr/o
The combining form that means cartilage is________.
chondr/o
A medical term that means cartilage softening is ________.
chondromalacia
The combining form that means skull is ________.
crani/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the skull is ________.
cranial
The combining form that means to secrete is ________.
crin/o
The combining form that means leg is ________.
crur/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the leg is ________.
crural
A medical term that means record of muscle electricity is ________.
electromyogram
A medical term that means pertaining to the epithelium is ________.
epithelial
The combining form that means fibers is ________.
fibr/o
The combining form that means stomach is ________.
gastr/o
The combining form that means buttock is ________.
glute/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the buttocks is ________.
gluteal
A combining form that means woman is ________.
gynec/o
A medical term that means pertaining to blood is ________.
hematic
A combining form that means tissue is ________.
hist/o
A medical term that means pertaining to within the skull is ________.
intracranial
A medical term that means study of movement is ________.
kinesiology
The combining form that means side is ________.
later/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the side is ________.
lateral
A medical term that means pertaining to lymph is ________.
lymphatic
The combining form that means middle is ________.
medi/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the middle is ________.
medial
The combining form that means muscle is ________.
muscul/o
A medical term that means pertaining to muscle is ________.
muscular
A medical term that means suture a muscle is ________.
myorrhaphy
The combining form that means straight is ________.
orth/o
The combining form that means bone is ________.
oste/o
A medical term that means bone and cartilage tumor is ________.
osteochondroma
A medical term that means cutting into a bone is ________.
osteotomy
The combining form that means pelvis is ________.
pelv/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the pelvis is ________.
pelvic
The combining form that means peritoneum is ________.
peritone/o
The combining form that means pleura is ________.
pleur/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the pleura is ________.
pleural
A medical term that means inflammation of many muscles is ________.
polymyositis
The combining form that means genital region is ________.
pub/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the genital region is ________.
pubic
The combining form that means spine is ________.
spin/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the spine is ________.
spinal
A medical term that means pertaining to above is ________.
superior
A combining form that means synovial membrane is ________.
synov/o; synovi/o
A medical term that means surgical removal of synovial membrane is ________.
synovectomy
A combining form that means chest is ________.
thorac/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the chest is ________.
thoracic
A medical term that means pertaining to the belly side of the body is ________.
ventral
The combining form that means vertebra is ________.
vertebr/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the vertebrae is ________.
vertebral
The combining form that means internal organ is ________.
viscer/o
A medical term that means pertaining to internal organs is ________.
visceral
