Medical Terminology

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Decks in this class (12)

Unit 1 - Chapter 1 - Basic Word Structure
What is a root 1,
What is a suffix 2,
What is a combining vowel 3
143  cards
Unit 1 - Chapter 2 - Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
What does the cell membrane do an...,
What is the nucleus in relation t...,
What are chromosomes and how many...
122  cards
Unit 1 - Chapter 3 - Suffixes
Abdomin o 1,
Acr o 2,
Acu o 3
137  cards
Unit 1 - Chapter 4 - Prefixes
Carp o 1,
Cis o 2,
Cost o 3
115  cards
Unit 1 - Chapter 16 - Skin
What does integrument mean 1,
What makes up the integumentary s...,
What are the 4 functions of the i...
116  cards
Unit 1 - Chapter 19 - Cancer Medicine
What is cancer caused by 1,
What do cancer cells accumulate as 2,
What are the 3 things malignant t...
141  cards
Unit 1 - Chapter 20 - Radiology + Nuclear Medicine
What is radiology 1,
What are x rays 2,
What is nuclear medicine 3
71  cards
Unit 1 - Chapter 21 - Pharmacology
What are drugs 1,
What are 3 ways that drugs are ob...,
What happens to most drugs 3
172  cards
Unit 2 - Chapter 11 - Cardiovascular System
What are the 3 types of blood ves...,
What are arteries 2,
What are arteries lined with 3
157  cards
Unit 2 - Chapter 13 - Blood Systems
What is the function of blood 1,
What are other items that blood t...,
What is in the composition of blo...
112  cards
Unit 2 - Chapter 15 - Musculoskeletal System
What does the musxuloskeletal sys...,
What is the function of bones 2,
What are inner bones composed of ...
222  cards
Unit 2 - Chapter 14 - Lymphatic System
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