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Answer each of the questions. Suggestion, put a star or highlight words/items that you do not know and make flashcards. Must be submitted on the day of the Midterm before the test in order to receive full credit. All items must be completed to get credit. 1. ______________________________________ is defined as a temporary cessation of

breathing. 2. There are three types of muscle tissue that are classified according to their functions

and appearance. Name these three muscle tissues and give a description of each. 3. Pertaining to without jaundice is ______________________________________ . 4. The process of coughing up and spitting out material from the lungs, bronchi, and

trachea is ______________________________________ . 5. Match

the following word part with its meaning. __________ rhin/o a. nose __________ phon b. voice __________ pneum/o c. to spit __________ sphyx d. breathing __________ py/o e. pulse __________ thorac/o f. dripping __________ trache/o g. pus __________ -ectasis h. dilation, expansion __________ -centesis i. chest __________ -staxis j. air, lung __________ -pnea k. windpipe __________ -ptysis l. surgical puncture

6. A condition of difficulty in speaking and hoarseness

is ______________________________________ . 7. The heart has three layers or linings. Name and describe each layer. Draw a small

picture to illustrate. 8. The process of removing blood from a vein is called

______________________________________ .

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9. Divide and label the medical term pericardial. Give the meaning. 10. Match the following word part with its meaning.

__________ hemat a. bad __________ mal- b. gums __________ amyl c. gall, bile __________ cirrh- d. mouth __________ cheil e. tooth __________ bucc f. small intestine __________ chol/e g. stomach __________ col/o h. lip __________ dent i. starch __________ enter/o j. colon __________ stomat k. blood __________ gastr/o l. cheek __________ gingiv m. orange-yellow

11. The suffix ______________________________________ means disease. 12. Agents that prevent or relieve itching are called

______________________________________ . 13. Match the following terms.

__________ postprandial a. gas in the stomach/intestines __________ pyloric sphincter b. pertaining to after a meal __________ gavage c. vomiting __________ emesis d. to feed liquid or semiliquid food

via a tube into the stomach __________ flatus e. rectum __________ halitosis f. opening between the stomach and

duodenum __________ rect/o g. bad breath

14. A tissue is a grouping of similar cells that together perform specialized functions.

Name the four basic types of tissue in the body. Describe each tissue type. 1-

2- 3- 4-

15. The suffix for vomiting is ______________________________________ . 16. The shaft of a long bone is called the ______________________________________ .

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17. The suffix for study of is ______________________________________ . 18. The suffix for motion is ______________________________________ . 19. The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by a musculomembranous

wall called the ______________________________________ . 20. A condition of not being able to sleep is called

______________________________________ . 21. Enlargement of the heart is called ______________________________________ . 22. The suffix for deficiency is ______________________________________ . 23. Lack of iron in the blood is called ______________________________________ . 24. A lack of white blood cells is ______________________________________ . 25. The ______________________________________ lubricate the hair and skin. 26. Match the following word part with its meaning.

__________ cyt/o a. disease __________ hist/o b. resemble __________ hydr- c. one __________ path/o d. tissue __________ physi/o e. study of __________ -logy f. cell __________ -oid g. nature __________ -tomy h. man __________ uni- i. water __________ andr- j. incision

27. The suffix for spitting is ______________________________________ .

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28. The treatment using an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm is called ______________________________________ .

29. ______________________________________ is an inflammation of the lung(s)

caused by many different organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and chemical irritants.

30. Name the accessory organs of the lymphatic system and give their functions. 31. Match the following word part with its meaning.

__________ patell a. a pouch __________ inter- b. beyond __________ meta- c. under, beneath __________ peri- d. between __________ sub- e. together __________ sym- f. wrist __________ arthr g. fastened __________ burs h. cartilage __________ carp i. kneecap __________ chondr/o j. around __________ fixat k. joint __________ coccyg/o l. tailbone

32. The ______________________________________ is a soft, dark red oval body

lying in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen. 33. ______________________________________ are microscopic blood vessels with

thin walls that allow the passage of oxygen and nutrients to the body and let the blood pick up waste and carbon dioxide.

34. The end of a developing bone is known as the

______________________________________ .

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35. Match the following word part with its meaning. __________ gloss/o a. tongue __________ hepat/o b. worm __________ ile/o c. to digest __________ prand/i d. vomiting __________ proct/o e. meal __________ verm/i f. ileum __________ -emesis g. contraction __________ -orexia h. to eat, swallow __________ -pepsia i. appetite __________ -phagia j. rectum, anus __________ -stalsis k. liver

36. The suffix for immature cell, germ cell, or embryonic cell is

______________________________________ . 37. Narrowing of the bicuspid valve in the heart is known as

______________________________________ . 38. The abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft is

______________________________________ . 39. Divide and label the medical term tachypnea. Give the meaning. 40. Match

the following word part with its meaning. __________ brady- a. excessive, above __________ hyper- b. dark blue __________ hypo- c. heart __________ angi/o d. slow __________ arteri/o e. artery __________ ather/o f. pulse __________ cardi/o g. vessel __________ cyan- h. fatty substance __________ phleb/o i. vein __________ scler- j. hardening __________ sphygm/o k. deficient, below

41. Give the three guidelines that help with the building and spelling of medical words.

Give an example of each. 42. A condition of excessive amounts of sugar in the blood is

called ______________________________________ .

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43. Match the following word part with its meaning.

__________ pan- a. eat, engulf __________ mono- b. red __________ agglutinat c. base __________ anis/o d. one __________ bas/o e. rose-colored __________ coagul f. clumping __________ eosin/o g. white __________ erythr/o h. to clot __________ granul/o i. unequal __________ hemat/o j. blood __________ leuk/o k. all __________ phag/o l. little grain

44. Match the following terms.

__________ anthracosis a. black lung __________ hypoxia b. excessive or rapid breathing __________ bronchiectasis c. good or normal breathing __________ cyanosis d. dilation of the bronchi __________ eupnea e. the process of breathing air into the

lungs __________ hyperpnea f. depletion of oxygen in the blood __________ inhalation g. mucous membranes appear bluish

or grayish 45. The suffix for breathing is ______________________________________ . 46. Divide and label the medical term cyanotic into its fundamental elements. Give the

meaning. 47. The prefix ______________________________________ means none. 48. The suffix for swelling is ______________________________________ . 49. The prefix for slow is ______________________________________ . 50. The suffix for oxygen is ______________________________________ .

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51. A peculiar paroxysmal cough ending in a "crowing" or "whooping" sound, also called whooping cough, is called ______________________________________ .

52. An unusual or exaggerated allergic reaction to foreign proteins or other substances is

called ______________________________________ . 53. Divide and label the medical term afebrile. Give the meaning. 54. Divide and label the medical word antiseptic and give the meaning. 55. The prefix ______________________________________ means many, much, or

excessive. 56. Name the nine regions of the abdominopelvic cavity. Hint: a handout was given in

class where you drew the regions. 57. A bluish or gray color to the skin due to oxygen deficiency is called

______________________________________ . 58. The prefix ______________________________________ means scanty or little. 59. The suffix ______________________________________ means new opening. 60. Surgical puncture of the chest for removal of fluid

is ______________________________________ . 61. The prefixes a- and ______________________________________ mean no, not,

without, lack of, or apart.

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62. Match the following terms.

__________ laryngitis a. nosebleed __________ pharyngitis b. inflammation of the throat __________ rhinoplasty c. a rhythmic cycle of breathing with

an increase in respiration followed by apnea

__________ rhinorrhea d. discharge from the nose __________ thoracotomy e. surgical repair of the nose __________ tonsillectomy f. inflammation of the voice box __________ Cheyne-Stokes respiration g. incision into the chest __________ epistaxis h. surgical excision of the tonsils

63. Match the following terms.

__________ arthralgia a. pain in a joint __________ subcostal b. surgical excision of a portion of the

skull __________ bursitis c. pertaining to the loins __________ carpal d. inflammation of a bursa __________ craniectomy e. pertaining to beneath the ribs __________ intercostal f. pertaining to between the ribs __________ kyphosis g. humpback __________ lumbar h. pertaining to the wrist

64. Match the following terms.

__________ proximal a. the pointed end of a cone-shaped structure

__________ apex b. hairlike processes __________ ventral c. pertaining to the body as a whole __________ caudal d. nearest the point of attachment __________ lateral e. pertaining to the surface __________ superficial f. pertaining to the tail __________ systemic g. pertaining to the side __________ cilia h. pertaining to the front side of the

body 65. Match

the following terms. __________ cutaneous a. a condition in which blood seeps

into the skin causing discoloration __________ dermatitis b. pertaining to the skin __________ dermatology c. inflammation of the skin __________ ecchymosis d. a malignant black mole __________ excoriation e. pertaining to within the skin __________ hypodermic f. abrasion of the epidermis __________ intradermal g. pertaining to under the skin __________ melanoma h. the study of the skin

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66. Match the following word part with its meaning. __________ cost/o a. formation __________ crani/o b. bone __________ kyph c. rib __________ lord d. inflammation __________ oste/o e. instrument for viewing __________ -tome f. instrument to cut __________ -itis g. surgical repair __________ -malacia h. a hump __________ -oma i. tumor __________ -penia j. bending, curve __________ -scope k. skull __________ -plasty l. deficiency __________ -poiesis m. softening

67. Divide and label the medical word diaphoresis and give the meaning. 68. ______________________________________ is when the heart quivers at a rapid

rate instead of beating normally. 69. Divide and label the medical term hypertrophy. Give the meaning. 70. The prefix ______________________________________ means self. 71. The meaning of the suffix -esis in the term enuresis is

______________________________________ . 72. Medical words can be made up of four different types of word parts. Name each word

part and give a description of each. 73. The suffix ______________________________________ means surgical puncture.

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LABEL THE FOLLOWING

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LABEL AND DESCRIBE PRIMARY FUNCTION

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http://lungcancer.about.com/od/glossary/g/alveoli.htm http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Alveoli Informal called air sac, alveoli

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Primary Roles Arteries Veins Capillaries