2. What is an organ .?
a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital
function, such as the heart or liver in humans.
3. The Kidneys
The kidneys are apart of the urinary
system.
The kidneys filter waste products out of
the blood and removes the from the body
.
The kidneys produce erythropoietin, which
stimulates red blood cell synthesis, and
renin, which helps control salt and water
balance and blood pressure.
4. What is the Integumentary System?
The integumentary system is the organ system that protects the body from various
kinds of damage, such as loss of water or abrasion from outside
the integumentary system work with other systems in your body to maintain and
support the conditions that your cells, tissues, and organs need to function
properly.
5. Combing forms
A modified form of an independent word that occurs only in combination with
words, affixes, or other combining forms to form compounds or derivatives, as
electro- (from electric) in electromagnet or geo- (from Greek geō-, from gē "earth") in
geochemistry.
6. Example - Cry/o
cry/o – means cold
Examples from chpt 3 page 71, Cryosurgery which means a use of a extreme cold to
freeze and destroy tissues.
Cryosurgery help terminates or maintain blisters, pressure ulcers and some skin
cancers.
7. Example Hidr/o
hidr/o – means sweat
Example from chpt 3 page 58, Anhidrosis in which means abnormal condition of no
sweat.
8. Example Cyan/o
Cyan/o – means blue
Example from chpt 3 page 58, Cyanosis which means bluish tint to the skin caused by
deoxygenated blood
. Cyanosis is a physical sign causing bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous
membranes
9. Example Rhytid/o
Rhytid/o – means wrinkle
Example from chpt 3 page 71, Rhytidectomy which means a surgical removal of
excess skin to eliminate wrinkles.
Surgical removals such as lap bands, face lifts and fat transfers.
10. Example Seb/o
Seb/o – means oil
Examples from chpt 3 page 67, Sebaceous cyst which pertains to a sac under the skin
filled with sunburn or oil from a sebaceous gland.
11. Example lip/o
Lip/o – means fat
Example from chpt 3 page 60, Lipoma which mean a fatty mess
