Exam 1: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology: Learning the Language

The suffix algia means ________.

Gross Anatomy is also known as

Discuss how using abbreviations can either help or hinder communication among health care professionals.

Syndrome X is essentially a syndrome that is created as a result of poor diet and lack of ________.

Leuk/o is the combining form for cell.

What system is known as the mathematical language of Anatomy and Physiology?

The diagnostic procedure is begun by first determining the ________.

A patient who has metabolic syndrome is at an increased risk for all of the following except ________.

Most fevers are the body's way of ________.

Disease is a condition in which the body fails to function normally.

____________ means "fear of."

Forming a surgical opening in the colon is called ____________.

____________ is the study of how structures work.

________ is a mechanism in our body that continually senses the internal and external environment and the body makes adjustments to maintain homeostasis.

The word root in pericarditis is ____________.

A record of the breast is a(n) ____________.

The study of disease is known as ________.

Tachycardia means a slow heart rate.

The study of tissue samples is known as ________.

Another name for Syndrome X is the ___________ syndrome.