Medical Terminology Simplified

High-energy electromagnetic waves (x-rays) pass through the body onto a photo- graphic film to produce an image of internal stru ...

Additional Medical Terms Review Match the medical terms with the definitions in the numbered list. adhesion CT inflammation radi ...

Body Structure Chapter Review Word Elements Summary The following table summarizes CFs, suffixes, and prefixes related to body s ...

Body Structure Chapter Review • CHAPTER 2 57 Word Elements Chapter Review This review provides a verification of your knowledge ...

58 CHAPTER 2• Body Structure Medical Term Word Element Meaning cutaneous cytology cytolysis distal dorsal endoscopy ...

Body Structure Chapter Review • CHAPTER 2 59 Medical Term Word Element Meaning epigastric histologist hypochondriac* inferior l ...

60 CHAPTER 2• Body Structure Medical Term Word Element Meaning proximal radiography transverse *Refers to the right and left r ...

Quadrants and Regions Review • CHAPTER 2 61 Quadrants and Regions Review In Figure A, label the four abdominopelvic quadrants; i ...

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63 CHAPTER 3 Integumentary System Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to: Describe the type of medical ...

Word Elements 64 CHAPTER 3• Integumentary System Figure 3-1 Structure of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Epidermis Dermis Subc ...

Anatomy and Physiology Overview • CHAPTER 3 65 Word Element Meaning Word Analysis hidr/o sweat hidr/aden/itis (hī-drăd-ĕ-NĪ-tĭs) ...

66 CHAPTER 3• Integumentary System Word Element Meaning Word Analysis Suffixes -derma skin py/o/derma(pī-ō-DĔR-mă): any pyogenic ...

Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 567. If you are not satisfied with your level of comp ...

3–2 The epi/derm/is forms the protective covering of the body and does not have a blood or nerve supply. It is dependent on the ...

3–10 The prefix sub-means under or below; the prefix hypo-means under, below, deficient. A sub/cutane/ous injection occurs benea ...

3–14 In the basal layer, specialized cells, called melan/o/cytes, produce a black pigment called melanin.Production of melanin i ...

3–22 An aden/oma is a benign (not malignant) neo/plasm in which the tumor cells form glands or glandlike structures. The tumor i ...

3–30 Lip/o/suction is performed for cosmetic reasons and used primarily to re- move or reduce localized areas of fat around the ...

3–38 System/ic scler/osis, a form of scler/o/derma, is characterized by formation of thickened collagenous fibrous tissue, thick ...