The Muscular System: Medical Terminologies
The Muscular System: Medical Terminologies
The Muscular System: Medical Terminologies
MATERIALS/RESOURCES:
Human Anatomy and Physiology by Elaine Marieb
Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton and Hall
1. What are the structural and physiological differences between skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle?
Cardiac Skeletal Smooth
Internal Intercostals
External Intercostals
3. List down the accessory muscles for breathing and give their specific action.
ACCESSORY MUSCLE FOR RESPIRATION ACTION
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5. Word Parts
a. Prefixes: Give the definitions of the following prefixes.
i. a- ________________________________
ii. ab- ________________________________
iii. ad- ________________________________
iv. ant- ________________________________
v. bi- ________________________________
vi. brady- ________________________________
vii. con- ________________________________
viii. dia- ________________________________
ix. dys- ________________________________
x. in- ________________________________
xi. intra- ________________________________
xii. hydro- ________________________________
xiii. quadri- ________________________________
xiv. syn- ________________________________
xv. tri- ________________________________
b. Combining Forms: Give the definitions of the following combining forms.
i. agon/o _______________________________
ii. amputat/o _______________________________
iii. brach/i _______________________________
iv. cleid/o _______________________________
v. clon/o _______________________________
vi. duct/o _______________________________
vii. fasci/o _______________________________
viii. fibr/o _______________________________
ix. is/o _______________________________
x. metr/o _______________________________
xi. muscul/o _______________________________
xii. my/o _______________________________
xiii. neur/o _______________________________
xiv. path/o _______________________________
xv. prosth/e _______________________________
xvi. rhabd/o _______________________________
xvii. rotat/o _______________________________
xviii. sarc/o _______________________________
xix. synov/o _______________________________
xx. ten/o _______________________________
xxi. ton/o _______________________________
xxii. tors/o _______________________________
xxiii. troph/o _______________________________
xxiv. volunt/o _______________________________
c. Suffixes: Give the definitions of the following suffixes.
i. -algia _______________________________
ii. -asthenia _______________________________
iii. -blast _______________________________
iv. -ceps _______________________________
v. -desis _______________________________
vi. -dynia _______________________________
vii. -in _______________________________
viii. -therapy _______________________________
ix. -graph _______________________________
x. -ia _______________________________
xi. -ic _______________________________
xii. -ion _______________________________
xiii. -ist _______________________________
xiv. -itis _______________________________
xv. -ity _______________________________
xvi. -kinesia _______________________________
xvii. -kinesis _______________________________
xviii. -logy _______________________________
xix. -ure _______________________________
xx. -malacia _______________________________
xxi. -oid _______________________________
xxii. -oma _______________________________
xxiii. -or _______________________________
xxiv. -osis _______________________________
xxv. -paresis _______________________________
xxvi. -pathy _______________________________
xxvii. -phragm _______________________________
xxviii. -plasty _______________________________
xxix. -plegia _______________________________
xxx. -rrhaphy _______________________________
xxxi. -y _______________________________
xxxii. -spasm _______________________________
xxxiii. -taxia _______________________________
xxxiv. -tome _______________________________
xxxv. -tomy _______________________________
xxxvi. -trophy _______________________________
xxxvii. -sis _______________________________
xxxviii. -ism _______________________________