Medical Terms Ch 2

Front 1

Cytoplasm

Back 1

thin outer wall that encloses the cell contents
Cell Part

Front 2

Lysosome

Back 2

Organelle that serves a digestive function for the cell
Cell Part

Front 3

Robosome

Back 3

Site of protein formation; contains RNA
Cell Part

Front 4

Mitochondrion

Back 4

Converts nutrients to energy i the presence of oxygen
Cell Part

Front 5

Nucleus

Back 5

Control of center of cell; contains DNA, which carries genetic info
Cell Part

Front 6

Epithelial
(eh puh THEE lee ul)

Back 6

acts as an internal or external covering for organs
Tissue

Front 7

Connective

Back 7

includes a variety of types, all of which have an internal structure network
Tissue

Front 8

Muscular

Back 8

includes three types, all of which share the unique property of being able to contract and relax
Tissue

Front 9

Nervous

Back 9

includes cells that provide transmission of info to regulate a variety of functions
Tissue

Front 10

Antrum
(AN trum)

Back 10

Any nearly closed cavity or chamber
Part of Organ

Front 11

Apex
(A pecks)

Back 11

The pointed extremity of a conical structre
Part of Organ

Front 12

Body

Back 12

The largest or most important part of an organ
Part of Organ

Front 13

Fornix
(FOR nicks)

Back 13

Any vaultlike or arched body
Part of Organ

Front 14

Fundus
(FUN dis)

Back 14

The base or deepest part of a hollow organ that is farthest from the mouth of the organ
Part of Organ

Front 15

Hilum
(HYE lum)

Back 15

Recess, exit, or entrance of a duct into a gland or of nerves and vessels into an organ
Part of Organ

Front 16

Lumen
(LOO min)

Back 16

the space within an artery, vein intestine, or tube
Part of Organ

Front 17

Sinus

Back 17

A cavity or channel of bone, a dilated channel for blood, or a cavity to permit the escape of purulent(pus-filled) material
Part of Organ

Front 18

Vestibule
(VES tih byool)

Back 18

a small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal
Part of Organ

Front 19

antr/o

Back 19

antrum
WR + CV

Front 20

apic/o

Back 20

apex
WR + CV

Front 21

hem/o
hemat/o

Back 21

blood
WR + CV

Front 22

som/o
somat/o

Back 22

body
WR + CV

Front 23

oste/o
osse/o

Back 23

bone
WR + CV

Front 24

cyt/o

Back 24

cell
WR + CV

Front 25

lys/o

Back 25

dissolve
WR + CV

Front 26

epitheli/o

Back 26

epithelium
WR + CV

Front 27

adip/o

Back 27

fat
WR + CV

Front 28

fornic/o

Back 28

fornix
WR + CV

Front 29

fund/o

Back 29

fundus
WR + CV

Front 30

myocardi/o

Back 30

heart muscle
WR + CV

Front 31

luumin/o

Back 31

lumen
WR + CV

Front 32

my/o

Back 32

muscle
WR + CV

Front 33

neur/o

Back 33

nerve
WR + CV

Front 34

thel/o

Back 34

nipple
WR + CV

Front 35

kary/o
nucle/o

Back 35

nucleus
WR + CV

Front 36

organ/o
viscer/o

Back 36

organ, viscera
WR + CV

Front 37

rib/o

Back 37

ribose
WR + CV

Front 38

home/o

Back 38

sameness
WR + CV

Front 39

sin/o
sinus/o

Back 39

sinus, cavity
WR + CV

Front 40

rhabdomy/o

Back 40

skeletal muscle
WR + CV

Front 41

leiomy/o

Back 41

smooth muscle
WR + CV

Front 42

system/o

Back 42

system
WR + CV

Front 43

hist/o

Back 43

tissue
WR + CV

Front 44

bol/o

Back 44

to cast
WR + CV

Front 45

vestibul/o

Back 45

vestibule
WR + CV

Front 46

ana-

Back 46

up, apart
P

Front 47

cata-

Back 47

down
P

Front 48

dis-

Back 48

apart from, not
P

Front 49

dys-

Back 49

bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
P

Front 50

endo-

Back 50

within
P

Front 51

epi-

Back 51

above
P

Front 52

mal-

Back 52

bad, ill
P

Front 53

meta-

Back 53

change, beyond
P

Front 54

para-

Back 54

near, beside
P

Front 55

-ia

Back 55

condition
S

Front 56

-ism

Back 56

condition
S

Front 57

-ium

Back 57

structure
S

Front 58

-plasm

Back 58

formation
S

Front 59

-stasis

Back 59

controlling
S

Front 60

-um

Back 60

structure
S

Front 61

-us

Back 61

noun ending
S

Front 62

cyst/o
vesic/o

Back 62

bladder
WR + Cv
Organs

Front 63

hem/o
hemat/o

Back 63

blood
WR + CV
organs

Front 64

osse/o
oste/o
oss/i

Back 64

bone
WR + CV
organs

Front 65

myel/o

Back 65

bone marrow, spinal cord
WR + CV
organs

Front 66

pil/o
trich/o

Back 66

hair
WR + CV
organs

Front 67

ile/o

Back 67

ileum
WR + CV
organs

Front 68

arthr/o
articul/o

Back 68

joint
WR + CV
organs

Front 69

nephr/o
ren/o

Back 69

kidney
WR + CV
organs

Front 70

my/o
myos/o
muscul/o

Back 70

muscle
WR + CV
organs

Front 71

onych/o
ungu/o

Back 71

nail
WR + CV
organs

Front 72

oophor/o
ovari/o

Back 72

ovary
WR + CV
organs

Front 73

cutane/o
derm/o
dermat/o

Back 73

skin
WR + CV
organs

Front 74

entr/o

Back 74

small intestine
WR + CV
organs

Front 75

gastr/o

Back 75

stomach
WR + CV
organs

Front 76

test/o
orchid/o

Back 76

testis
WR + CV
organs

Front 77

ureter/o

Back 77

ureter
WR + CV
organs

Front 78

urethr/o

Back 78

urethra
WR + CV
organs

Front 79

Musculoskeletal
muss kyoo loh SKELL uh tul

Back 79

functions- support, movement, protection