Medical Careers Flashcards

Front 1

athr

Back 1

joint

Front 2

hepat

Back 2

liver

Front 3

ven

Back 3

vein

Front 4

oste

Back 4

bone

Front 5

intra-

Back 5

within

Front 6

sub-

Back 6

under

Front 7

-itis

Back 7

inflammation

Front 8

-ic

Back 8

pertaining to

Front 9

-ous

Back 9

pertaining to

Front 10

-pathy

Back 10

disease

Front 11

-o-

Back 11

combining vowel

Front 12

cell

Back 12

basic unit of all living things

Front 13

cell membrane

Back 13

forms the boundary of the cell

Front 14

cytoplasm

Back 14

gel-like fluid inside the cell

Front 15

nucleus

Back 15

largest structure within the cell, usually spherical and centrally located. it contains the chromosomes

Front 16

chromosomes

Back 16

located in nucleus. there are 46 chromosomes in human cells, the exception being the mature sex cell(23)

Front 17

genes

Back 17

regions within the chromosome

Front 18

DNA

Back 18

deoxyribonucleic acid

Front 19

tissue

Back 19

a small group of regular cells that performs a specific task

Front 20

muscle tissue

Back 20

composed of special cells that have a special ability to contract, usually producing movement

Front 21

cranial cavity

Back 21

space inside the skull, containing the brain

Front 22

spinal cavity

Back 22

space inside the spinal column, containing the spinal cord

Front 23

Thoracic/Chest cavity

Back 23

space containing the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and bronchi

Front 24

abdominal cavity

Back 24

space containing the stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters.

Front 25

abdominopelvic cavity

Back 25

both the pelvic and abdominal cavity

Front 26

pelvic cavity

Back 26

space containing the urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, part of the large intestine, and the rectum

Front 27

aden/o

Back 27

gland

Front 28

cyt/o

Back 28

cell
**when used as a suffix, add an "e" to the end**

Front 29

epitheli/o

Back 29

epithelium

Front 30

fibr/o

Back 30

fiber

Front 31

hist/o

Back 31

tissue

Front 32

kary/o

Back 32

nucleus

Front 33

lip/o

Back 33

fat

Front 34

my/o

Back 34

muscle

Front 35

neur/o

Back 35

nerve

Front 36

organ/o

Back 36

organ

Front 37

sarc/o

Back 37

flesh, connective tissue

Front 38

system/o

Back 38

system

Front 39

viscer/o

Back 39

internal organs

Front 40

cancer/o, carcin/o

Back 40

cancer

Front 41

eti/o

Back 41

cause (of disease)

Front 42

gno/o

Back 42

knowledge

Front 43

iatr/o

Back 43

physician, medicine, treatment

Front 44

lei/o

Back 44

smooth

Front 45

onc/o

Back 45

tumor, mass