408 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems
SECTION REVIEW 9-2
Using the following table, write the CF, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the space provided to the left
of the definition. There may be more than one word element that matches a definition.
Combining Forms Suffixes Prefixes
acr/o poster/o -emia -tome dys-
aden/o radi/o -logist -tomy hyper-
anter/o thyr/o -megaly hypo-
calc/o thyroid/o -osis poly-
neur/o toxic/o -pathy- abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
- excessive, above normal
- back (of body), behind, posterior
- bad; painful; difficult
- blood condition
- calcium
- disease
- enlargement
- extremity
- anterior, front
- gland
- incision
- instrument to cut
- nerve
- poison
- radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
- specialist in the study of
- many, much
- thyroid gland
- under, below, deficient
Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 591. If you are not satisfied with
your level of comprehension, go back to Frame 9–1 and rework the frames.
Correct Answers × 5 = % Score
Parathyroid Glands
9–40 The (3) parathyroid glandsare located on the posterior surface of the thy-
roid gland. The parathyroid glands are so called because they are located around the
thyroid gland. Label the parathyroid glands in Figure 9–3.Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.