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UNIT 6 SEMINAR
AGENDA
1. Seminar Discussion
2. Unit 6 Review
3. Questions
Unit 6 Review
CHAPTER 10 & 11
COMBINING FORMS
COMBINING FORMS
Angi/o = vessel
Aort/o = aorta
arteri/o = artery
Atri/o = atrium
Cardi/o = heart
Lymphaden/o = lymph node
Lymph/o = lymph, lymph tissue
Myel/o = bone marrow
Phleb/o, ven/o = vein
Plasm/o = plasma
Splen/o = spleen
Thym/o = thymus gland
Valv/o, valvul/o = valve
Ventricu/o = ventricle
Ather/o = yellowish, fatty plaque
Ech/o = sound
Electr/o = electricity, electrical activity
Isch/o = deficiency, blockage
Therm/o = heat
Thromb/o = clot
CHAPTER 10: CARDIOVASCULAR, IMMUNE, AND
LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS AND BLOOD
PREFIX
Brady
SUFFIXES
slow
-ac
-apheresis
-graph
-odynia
-penia
-poiesis
-sclerosis
pertaining to
removal
instrument used to
record; recording
pain
abnormal reduction
in number
formation
hardening
CHAPTER 10: CARDIOVASCULAR, IMMUNE, AND
LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS AND BLOOD
COMBINING FORMS
COMBINING FORMS
An/o = anus
Antr/o = antrum
Cec/o = cecum
Col/o, colon/o = colon (large)
Duoden/o = duodenum
Enter/o = intestine (small)
Esophag/o = esophagus
Gastr/o = stomach
Ile/o = ileum
Jeju/o = jejunum
Or/o, stomat/o = mouth
Proct/o, rect/o = rectum
Sigmoid/o = sigmoid colon
Abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o = abdomen
Appedic/o = appendix
Cheil/o = lip
Cholagi/o = bile duct
Chol/o = gall, bile
Choledoch/o = common bile duct
Diverticul/o = diverticulum
Gingiv/o = gum
Gloss/o, lingu/o = tongue
Hepat/o = liver
Herni/o = hernia or protrusion
Palate/o = palate
Pancreat/o = pancreas
Polyp/o = polyp, small growth
CHAPTER 11: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
PREFIX
Hemi
SUFFIXES
half
-pepsia
digestion
CHAPTER 11: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
ACS
acute coronary syndrome
Afib
atrial fibrillation
AV
atrioventricular
BP
blood pressure
CAD
coranary artery disease
CBC & Diff complete blood count and
differental
CCU
coronary care unit
ECG, EKG electrocardiogram
ECHO
echocardiogram
HCT
hematocrit
HgB
hemoglobin
BE
EGD
EUS
FOBT
GERD
GI
H. pylori
IBS
N&V
UGI
ABBREVIATIONS
barium enema
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
endoscopic ultrasound
fecal occult blood test
gastroesophageal reflux disease
gastrointestinal
Helicobacter pylori
irritable bowel syndrome
nausea and vomiting
upper gastrointestinal
TRUE OR FALSE
1. The mitral valve is on the right side of the heart.
FALSE
The mitral valve is on the left side of the heart
TRUE OR FALSE
2. The function of leukocytes is blood
coagulation.
FALSE
The function of leukocytes is fighting infection.
OR The function of thrombocytes is blood
coagulation.
TRUE OR FALSE
3. Capillaries are macroscopic in size.
FALSE

Capillaries are microscopic in size.
TRUE OR FALSE
4. The term arteriole means pertaining to an
artery.
TRUE
The term arteriole means a small artery.
TRUE OR FALSE
5. Twisting or kinking of the intestines is called
volvulus.
TRUE
Twisting or kinking of the intestines is called
volvulus.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
The serous sac lining of the abdominal and
pelvic cavities is called the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
peritoneum
cardia
ileum
soft palate
ANSWER
A.
peritoneum
MULTIPLE CHOICE
The word part that completes the medical term
meaning pertaining to the mouth,
_________/al, is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
an
or
col
rect
ANSWER
B.
or
MULTIPLE CHOICE

The meaning of the medical term diverticulosis
is:
A.
condition of stones in the common bile duct
B.
abnormal condition of (multiple) polyps (in the mucous
membrane of the intestine)
C.
inflammation of diverticulum
D. abnormal condition of having diverticula
ANSWER
D.
abnormal condition of having diverticula
MULTIPLE CHOICE
The medical term meaning chronic inflammation
of the gastrointestinal tract, usually affecting
the ileum, is:
A. Crohn’s disease
B. cirrhosis
C. ileus
D. bulimia nervosa
ANSWER
A.
Crohn’s disease
MULTIPLE CHOICE
The medical term gavage refers to:
A. washing out of the stomach
B. disorder of inflammation of the intestines
associated with diarrhea and abdominal
pain
C. process of feeding a person through a
nasogastric tube
D. matter expelled from the stomach through the
mouth
ANSWER
C. process of feeding a person through a nasogastric tube
QUESTIONS?