Medical Terminology and Body Organiz. Inforgraph

Medical terms are mainly based on Greek and latin words!

Noun suffixes that mean "Condition Of" : - ia -ism -sis - y

the three main components that make up a medical term: - PREFIX - ROOT - SUFFIX not all terms will have a prefix!

medical terminology is a universal language used by healthcare professionals to communicate important information

- Beginning = prefix (number/amount, size, location, etc) - middle = root (relates to a part of body) - ending = suffix (pertaining to a process, procedure, amount, location, etc)

medical terminology

The five different prefixes for color: these are known as: - cyan/0 = blue - erythr/o = red - leuk/o = white - melan/o = black, dark - xanth/o = yellow

nine abdominal regions

organ systems that operate throughout the body

- Integumentary (hair, skin, nails) - Reproductive (testes, ovaries) - Musculoskeletal (muscles, bones, joints) - Urinary (kidneys, bladder) - Cardiovascular (blood, heart, vessels) - Nervous (brain, spinal cord, nerves - Lymphatic (nodes, vessels) - Endocrine (glands) - Gastrointestinal (stomach, intestines) - Respiratory (lungs)

body organization

the body planes we use to identify the directional and positional location of the body include: - saggital - coronal - transverse

- connective - epithelial - muscle - nerve

the human body is made up of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems

the four main types of tissues within the body: