Medical Terminology

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Decks in this class (18)

Module 1: Basic Word Structure
What are eponyms 1,
What is an example of an eponym 2,
What are acronyms 3
93  cards
Module 1: Glossary
Glossary
177  cards
Module 2: Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole
What is an atom 1,
What is a molecule 2,
What is an organelle 3
207  cards
Module 3: Suffixes
Um and ium 1,
Us 2,
Muc o us 3
220  cards
Module 4: Prefixes
Carp o 1,
Cib o 2,
Cis o 3
202  cards
Module 7: Urinary System
What are the primary components o...,
Filtration 2,
What is urine composed of 3
190  cards
Module 5: Digestive System
Palat o 1,
Bucc o 2,
Gloss o 3
262  cards
Module 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology
Ectasis ectasia 1,
Cholangiectasis 2,
Emesis 3
174  cards
Module 8: Female Reproductive System
What is sexual reproduction 1,
Gamete 2,
How many chromosomes are in a sex...
371  cards
Module 9: Male Reproductive System
Bulbourethral glands 1,
Ejaculation 2,
Ejaculatory duct 3
112  cards
Module 10: Nervous System
What are the two major divisions ...,
What does the central nervous sys...,
What does the peripheral nervous ...
200  cards
Module 11: Cardiovascular System
What are the 3 types of blood ves...,
Arteries 2,
Endothelium 3
253  cards
Module 12: Respiratory System
What is respiration 1,
External respiration 2,
Internal cellular respiration 3
284  cards
Module 13: Blood System
What is the primary function of b...,
What is blood composed of 2,
Plasma 3
238  cards
Module 14: Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Lymph 1,
What two types of white blood cel...,
What is lymph made up of 3
186  cards
Module 15: Musculoskeletal System
What is included in the musculosk...,
What are bones 2,
What are joints 3
396  cards
Module 16: Skin
Adipocyte 1,
Albino 2,
Apocrine sweat gland 3
212  cards
Module 17: Sense Organs (Eyes and Ears)
Accommodation 1,
Anterior chamber 2,
Aqueous humor 3
226  cards

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