Medical Terminology – Handout 4
Levels of Organization
Body System
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Basic ______________________unit of the body – individual unit
Group of ________ working together to perform a specialized _______
Composed of __________or more different types of____________, they
have a specific __________usually have recognizable _________
Related ______________with a _______________ function
Collection of body _________that makes up the most _________level
Contains…
Function
Heart, Arteries; Veins;
To deliver ______________blood to the body
Capillaries; Blood; Spleen
Lymph nodes, _____________
blood cells
AKA: __________________ system.
To remove infectious ___________and other
pathogens from the body
Mouth, esophagus,
To convert ______ particles into simpler
____________, pancreas, liver molecules that can be absorbed into the
gallbladder, intestines
bloodstream and used by the body
___________________:
To control growth, development, metabolism
pituitary gland, thyroid gland,
and reproduction through the production and
pancreas gland, adrenal gland
secretion of_________________.
Female:________, uterus,
Male:_______, penis
Works with the skeletal and nervous system
to produce _________________
______________: cranium
femur, fibula & tibia, humerus,
radius and ulna, vertebrae
_______________ , spinal
cord & nerves
To provide structure and support to the body
Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi,
alveoli, lungs, diaphragm
To provide the body with _____________
and remove ________________________
To _____________________the body’s
response to ___________ in its environment
Protection to the underlying layers;
Body ________________ regulation;
______________ that respond to sensation
____________, ureters,
bladder, urethra
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Remove ___________ products
Keep __________& _________levels normal
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Combining form
Meaning
Examples
Circul/a
circulatory
Crin/o
exocrinology
endocrinology
Muscul/o
muscular
Pulmon/o
pulmonologist
pulmonic
Skelet/o
skeletal
Ur/o
uric
uremia
Suffix
-ar
cellar
-ary
pulmonary
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circulation
-crine
endocrine
-graph
cardiograph
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digestive
-tive
circulative
-uria
hematuria
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cardiography
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