Anatomy and Physiology- Prefixes, Suffixes (Sec 2)

Section two Anatomy Prefix Study Cards

24 cards   |   Total Attempts: 192
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Question 1
Acro-
Acro-Acromiom- shoulder bladeAcrobats-Skilled in agility
Question 2
Bi-
Bi- TwoBisect- Divide into twoBisector-line divides a ray into two
Question 3
Brachi-
Brachial- ArmBrachial Artery-major blood vessel in the armBrachialis-Major muscle in the upper arm
Question 4
Capit-
Capit- headCapitate-removal of the headCapitate fracture- injury in the carpal
Question 5
Circum-
Circum- AroundCircumference- aread around a circleCircle- Round shape
Question 6
Bio-
Bio- LifeBiology- the study of life biotechnology-using living organisms in engineering and and medicine
Question 7
Contra-
Contra-OppisiteContralateral- on the other sideContralateral brain- other side of the brain
Question 8
Crani-
Crani-SkullCranium-skull composed of two partsCraniotomy-operation in which bone in the skill is removed
Question 9
Demi-/Semi-/hemi-half
Demi-/Semi-/hemi-halfhemisphere- half of a sphereDemigod- half god
Question 10
Ex-
Ex- Out, away fromExterior- outside External- outside of
Extra-
Extra- outsideExtra
Question 12
-ician
-ician - person associate with Physician-doctor associated with medicinePediatrician-doctor associated with infants
Question 13
Infero-
Infero- below inferior- towards the feetinferior gluteal artery- below superior gluteal artery
Ipsi-
Ipsi-SameIpsilateral-situated on the same sideIpsisimaverba- exaclt language someone quoted
-labile
-labile- unstable, perishable