Medical Terminology

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Medical Terminology

• List 4
• Chapter 2

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Cells

• Basic functional unit of the body

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Tissue

• Groups of cells
• Working together
• To perform a specialize function

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Organ

• Composed to 2 or more different types of tissue
• Specific function
• Usually recognizable shape

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System

• Related organs
• Common function

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Organism

• Collection of body systems
• Make up the most complex level of life

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Body Systems -11

• Circulatory System
• Lymphatic (immune) system
• Digestive system
• Endocrine system
• Reproductive system
• Muscular system

• Skeletal system
• Nervous system
• Respiratory system
• Integumentary system
• Urinary system

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Circulatory System

• Contains
• Heart, Arteries Veins Capillaries Blood
  Spleen
• Function
• to deliver oxygenated blood to the body

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Lymphatic (Immune) System

• Contains
• Lymph nodes, white blood cells
• Function
• to remove infectious diseases and other pathogens
  from the human body

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Digestive System

• Contains
• Mouth, Esophagus, Stomach, Pancreas, Liver,
  Gallbladder, Intestines
• Function
• To convert food particles into simpler, molecules
  that can be absorbed into the bloodstream and
  used by the body

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Endocrine System

• Contains Glands
• hypothalamus
• pituitary gland
• thyroid
• parathyroid
• adrenal glands
• pancreas
• testes
• ovaries

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Endocrine System

• Function
• to control growth, development, metabolism and
  reproduction through the production and secretion
  of hormones

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Reproductive System

• Contains
• Female Ovaries, uterus, vagina
• Male Testis, penis, prostate
• Function
• Allows for the continuation of the human species

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Muscular System

• Contains
• Muscles
• Function
• works with the skeletal and nervous system to
  produce movement

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Skeletal System

• Contains
• Bones
• Femur, humerus, radius and ulna, cranium, fibula
  and tibia, vertebrae, pelvic bone, phalanges
• Function
• to provide structure and support to the body

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Nervous System

• Contains
• Brain, spinal cord, nerves
• Function
• to coordinate the bodys response to changes in
  its internal and external environment

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Respiratory System

• Contains
• Nose, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, alveoli,
  lungs, diaphragm
• Function
• to provide the body with a oxygen and remove
  carbon dioxide

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Integumentary System

• Contains
• Skin
• Function
• protection to the underlying layers
• body temperature regulation
• nerves that respond to temperature, touch,
  pressure, and pain

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Urinary System

• Contains
• Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
• Function
• Remove waste products from the body
• Keep fluid and electrolyte levels normal

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Circul/a

• circle

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Crin/o

• secrete

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Muscul/o

• muscle

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Pulmon/o

• lung

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Skelet/o

• Skeleton, bone

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Ur/o

• urine

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-ar

• Pertaining to

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-ary

• Pertaining to (process)

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-ation

• Process, condition

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-crine

• secretion

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-graph

• Instrument to record

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-ive

• The adjective form of a noun

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-tive

• The adjective form of a noun

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-uria

• Urine condition

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-y

• Condition, process