PREFIX AND SUFFIX
TEST 1
Match the suffixes with their meaning
- • –tome
Cutting out Cutting instrument to cut instrument to measure
- –rrhaphy
Binding Suturing Cutting recording
- –graphy
Viewing Instrument to record Recording Measuring
- –meter
Instrument to cut Instrument to measure Instrument to record Measuring
- –plasty
Cutting Surgically forming Crushing Cutting out
- –desis
Suturing Recording Binding Cutting
- –scopy
Instrument to view Making a new opening Viewing Recording
- –ectomy
Cutting out Cutting Suturing Binding
- –tomy
Making a new opening Surgically forming Cutting Crushing
- –stomy
Cutting Cutting out Making a new opening Binding
Define the terms :
11.Arthrocentesis
Abnormal condition of the joint Surgical puncturing of joint
Incision in to the bone Tumor of a bone
12.Spirometer
Instrument to crush stones Instrument used to measure temperature
Instrument used to measure breathing Instrument to cut bone
13.Hysteroscopy
to view the liver to view the uterus
to view the bladder to view the spleen
14. Cystoscope
Instrument to view the uterus Instrument to view the bladder
Instrument to view the large intestine Instrument to view the esophagus
15.Splenectomy
Making a new opening in spleen Incision into the spleen
Suturing the spleen Incision into the liver
TEST 2
Prefixes and their meanings
- Anti-
Forward Against Within Without
- Inter-
Within Above Between Through
- Poly-
Through Many Around Within
- Ante-
Against Between Forward, in front of Under
- Hyper-
Between Below, deficient Abnormal Above, excessive
- Dys-
Excessive Abnormal, painful Against Many
- Intra-
Within Against Between Through
- Peri-
Between Many Around Under
- Sub-
Above Under Before Through
- Per-
Near Around Through Between
Define the terms
11.Subhepatic
Around the lungs Around the liver
Below the liver Below the lungs
12. Pericardium
Near the Heart Around the heart
Within the heart Under the heart
13. Dyspneic
Abnormal temperature Difficulty in walking
Difficulty in breathing Abnormal bleeding
14. Percutaneous
Between the bones Through the skin
Under the skin Within the skin
15.Hypoglycemia
Increased/highest blood sugar level Decreased /lowered blood sugar level
Moderate blood sugar level Abnormal blood sugar level
BODY SYSTEMS AND FUNCTIONS
Test 1
- • Information gathering
Ribosomes Special senses Nervous Nucleous
- Delivers oxygen to cells and remove carbon dioxide
Integumentary Endocrine Respiratory Cardiovascular
- Reproduction
Gastrointestinal Male and female reproductive Musculoskeletal Cardiovascular
- Cover and protection
Integumentary Musculoskeletal Nervous Cardiovascular
- Transportation of nutrients/waste, protection
Urinary Endocrine Blood, lymphatic and immune Nervous
- Effects changes through chemical messages
Special senses Nervous Endocrine Blood, lymphatic and immune
- Receive/ process information
Nervous Special senses Respiratory Endocrine
- Nutrition
Nervous Gastrointestinal Cardiovascular Blood, lymphatic and immune
- Transportation of blood
Integumentary Nervous Cardiovascular Endocrine
- Support, movement, protection
Integumentary Special senses Endocrine Musculoskeletal
- Elimination of nitrogenous waste
Endocrine Blood, lymphatic and immune Integumentary Urinary
- physi/o
Disease life, living Growth Death, dead
- necr/o
Life/ living Cell Death, dead Self
- ana-
In Down Within up, apart, away
- bi/o
Growth life, living Disease Cell
- cyt/o
Self Cell Process of viewing Study of
- auto-
Growth Self Cell Disease
- -opsy
process of viewing study of life, living death, dead
- Path/o
Growth Study of Disease cell
- –logy
process of viewing Study of One who specializes in the study of
Growth
- –logist
Study of Growth One who specializes in the study of process of viewing
- Cytology
Study of tissue Process of viewing dead tissue
Process of viewing cells Study of cells
